Tomography in X-ray Microscopy and Microanalysis

Dr. Christian Schroer
HASYLAB at DESY

One of the key strength of hard x-rays is their large penetration depth
in matter that allows one to image the interior of an object. In
combination with tomographic techniques, the three-dimensional inner
structure of the object can be reconstructed. At modern synchrotron
radiation sources, hard x-ray microscopy in both full field and
scanning mode allow one to investigate small objects with down to
sub-micrometer spatial resolution. An introduction to tomographic
reconstruction is given as well as to image formation in x-ray
microscopy and microanalysis. Examples from tomographic x-ray
microscopy will show how structural, elemental, and chemical
information can be obtained from the inside of a specimen.