Development of crystal optics for X-ray multi-projection imaging for synchrotron and XFEL sources

DOI: 10.1107/S1600577524008488

Authors: Valerio Bellucci (European XFEL) , Sarlota Birnsteinova (European XFEL) , Tokushi Sato (European XFEL) , Romain Letrun (European XFEL) , Jayanath C. P. Koliyadu (European XFEL) , Chan Kim (European XFEL) , Gabriele Giovanetti (European XFEL) , Carsten Deiter (European XFEL) , Liubov Samoylova (European XFEL) , Ilia Petrov (European XFEL) , Luis Lopez Morillo (European XFEL) , Rita Graceffa (European XFEL) , Luigi Adriano (European XFEL) , Helge Huelsen (SmarAct GmbH) , Heiko Kollmann (SmarAct GmbH) , Thu Nhi Tran Calliste (ESRF - European Synchrotron Radiation Facility) , Dusan Korytar (Integra TDS Ltd) , Zdenko Zaprazny (Institute of Electrical Engineering (Slovakia)) , Andrea Mazzolari (University of Ferrara; INFN - Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare) , Marco Romagnoni (University of Ferrara; INFN - Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare) , Eleni Myrto Asimakopoulou (Lund University) , Zisheng Yao (Lund University) , Yuhe Zhang (Lund University) , Jozef Ulicny (University of P. J. Safarik) , Alke Meents (Center for Free-Electron Laser Science (CFEL)) , Henry N. Chapman (Center for Free-Electron Laser Science (CFEL); University of Hamburg) , Richard Bean (European XFEL) , Adrian Mancuso (European XFEL; Diamond Light Source; La Trobe University) , Pablo Villanueva-Perez (Lund University) , Patrik Vagovic (European XFEL; Center for Free-Electron Laser Science (CFEL))
Co-authored by industrial partner: No

Type: Journal Paper
Journal: Journal Of Synchrotron Radiation , VOL 31

State: Published (Approved)
Published: November 2024

Abstract: X-ray multi-projection imaging (XMPI) is an emerging experimental technique for the acquisition of rotation-free, time-resolved, volumetric information on stochastic processes. The technique is developed for high-brilliance light-source facilities, aiming to address known limitations of state-of-the-art imaging methods in the acquisition of 4D sample information, linked to their need for sample rotation. XMPI relies on a beam-splitting scheme, that illuminates a sample from multiple, angularly spaced viewpoints, and employs fast, indirect, X-ray imaging detectors for the collection of the data. This approach enables studies of previously inaccessible phenomena of industrial and societal relevance such as fractures in solids, propagation of shock waves, laser-based 3D printing, or even fast processes in the biological domain. In this work, we discuss in detail the beam-splitting scheme of XMPI. More specifically, we explore the relevant properties of X-ray splitter optics for their use in XMPI schemes, both at synchrotron insertion devices and XFEL facilities. Furthermore, we describe two distinct XMPI schemes, designed to faciliate large samples and complex sample environments. Finally, we present experimental proof of the feasibility of MHz-rate XMPI at the European XFEL. This detailed overview aims to state the challenges and the potential of XMPI and act as a stepping stone for future development of the technique.

Diamond Keywords: X-ray imaging; multi-projection; crystal splitter; XFEL; fast 3D imaging

Subject Areas: Technique Development, Biology and Bio-materials, Materials


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