Back-illuminated CCD for coherent soft x-ray imaging

DOI: 10.1051/epjap:2008044

Authors: A. Marty (CEA Grenoble) , F. Livet (UMR CNRS 526) , G. Beutier (Diamond Light Source) , G Van Der Laan (Diamond Light Source)
Co-authored by industrial partner: No

Type: Journal Paper
Journal: European Physical Journal Applied Physics , VOL 42 (2) , PAGES 161-167

State: Published (Approved)
Published: March 2008

Abstract: Direct-illumination CCDs find increasing use in coherent X-ray imaging due to their good spatial resolution and signal-to-noise ratio. These CCDs offer a high quantum efficiency for soft X-rays near the 3d transition metal L edges. We compare front- and back-illuminated CCDs and describe a method to obtain images with a large dynamic range (five orders of magnitude) and high spatial resolution. Back-illuminated CCDs are resistant to radiation damage at the soft X-ray energies and provide a true 13.5 ?m pixel resolution. High quality diffraction images are obtained in magnetic studies from metallic multilayer structures in reflection geometry.

Subject Areas: Physics


Instruments: NONE-No attached Diamond beamline

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