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Soft X-ray microscopy

  • 1. Sao Paulo Univ. (Brazil). Inst. de Fisica

Description

A review of the characteristics and potentialities of soft X-rays, stressing its utilization for the biological material study is presented. Two basic aspects appearing in all forms of microscopy, contrast mechanism and image production system, are analized. The characteristics of the X-ray and electron microscopes are compared as well the conventional sources of X-rays and synchrotron radiation. The dificulties still existing for the full utilization of X-rays in microscopy are also presented. (L.C.)

Abstract (Portuguese)

Apresenta-se uma revisao das caracteristicas e potencialidades de raios-X moles, com enfase na sua utilizacao para estudo de materiais biologicos. Analizam-se os dois aspectos basicos presentes em qualquer forma de microscopia: o mecanismo de contraste e o sistema de producao de imagem. Confrontam-se caracteristicas dos microscopios de raios-X e de eletrons, bem como das fontes de raios-X convencionais e de radiacao sincrotronica. Sao tambem apresentadas as dificuldades ainda existentes para utilizacao plena de raios-X em microscopia. (L.C.)

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Original title (Portuguese)
Microscopia de raios-X 'moles'

Publishing Information

Imprint Title
Proceedings of the Meeting on Techniques and Applications of Synchrotron Radiation
Imprint Pagination
461 p.
Journal Page Range
p. 127-134.
Report number
CBPF-PRS--008/83

Conference

Title
Meeting on Techniques and Applications of Synchrotron Radiation.
Dates
1-3 Aug 1983.
Place
Rio de Janeiro, RJ (Brazil).

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Imprint:Anais do Encontro Tecnicas e Aplicacoes da Radiacao Sincrotron.