Department X-Ray Microscopy

Mathematical Modeling of the X-ray Microscope

The microscope model assumes an oblique plane wave that interacts with a nanosphere whose image is obtained at the camera. Shown on the right are the model predictions and the experimental data for xz slices through a 60 nm gold nanosphere.

We are developing mathematical models for our transmission microscope and comparing the model predictions to experimental data. The goal of this work is to achieve more accurate quantitative measurements in real specimens, to develop improved 3D reconstruction procedures and to better understand the underlying imaging principles for improved design of future X-ray microscopes.

Publication

McNally, J.G., Pratsch, C., Werner, S. Rehbein, S., Gibbs, A., Wang, J., Lunkenbein, T., Guttmann, P. and Schneider, G. (2025) Towards a quantitative theory for transmission X-ray microscopy. Beilstein J. Nanotech. (soon in press)