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@INPROCEEDINGS{Rper:645004,
author = {Röper, Sina and Hussak, Sarah-Alexandra and Stachnik,
Karolina and Koziej, Dorota and Åstrand, Mattias and Vogt,
Ulrich and Carus, Caterina and Hagemann, Johannes and
Seyrich, Martin and Schroer, Christian G. and Schropp,
Andreas},
title = {{XRM}2024 - {W}ed08{K} - '{S}tereoscopic hard {X}-ray
ptychography'},
reportid = {PUBDB-2026-00527},
year = {2025},
abstract = {Hard X-ray ptychography is often the method of choice for
X-ray imaging with highest spatial resolution because of its
high penetration power and versatility. Ptychography enables
imaging of sample systems in extended containers, under
pressure, or at specific temperatures [1, 2]. This makes
ptychography a powerful tool for studying chemical systems,
materials, and biological samples in situ or operando. The
three-dimensional structural information of these samples is
particularly useful for locating changes in space. However,
limitations concerning the accessible angular range
necessary for full tomographic experiments often arise when
using special sample environments. Additionally, acquiring
data quickly is crucial for in situ and operando studies
with continuously changing samples. Multi-slice ptychography
is one way to overcome these limitations. This method
separates different sample layers from each other and
enables imaging of optically thick samples. However,
multi-slice ptychography can only obtain depth information
for samples thicker than the depth of field of the imaging
system [2]. Depending on the optics used and the sample
being studied, multi-slicing typically requires a layer
spacing of several micrometers.With our newly developed
technique of stereoscopic ptychography, we can scan a sample
simultaneously with two nanofocused X-rays at different
angles. Similar to human vision, the stereoscopic views can
considerably improve the in-depth resolution beyond the
current limits of 2D imaging systems with single optics.
This significantly increases the depth sensitivity of
ptychography, enabling us to obtain 3D structural
information from 2D scans. We performed the first
stereoscopic ptychography experiment at PETRA III's P06
beamline. The mutually incoherent beams were individually
focused by Fresnel zone plates and deflected by multilayer
mirrors. This setup enabled imaging with a viewing angle of
up to 3° at a photon energy of 8 keV. With these
experimental parameters, we can distinguish sample layers
separated by a few hundred nanometers. This represents an
improvement in depth resolution of up to one order of
magnitude compared to multi-slice ptychography.[3]
References:[1] Grote, L., Seyrich, M., et al., (2022).
Nature Communications, 13 (4971)[2] Kahnt, M., Grote, L., et
al., (2021). Sci. Reports, 11 (1500)[3] Röper, S., Hussak,
S.-A., et al., (2025). Optics Express, 33 (22755-22768)},
month = {Aug},
date = {2024-08-12},
organization = {16th International Conference on X-Ray
Microscopy, Lund (Sweden), 12 Aug 2024
- 16 Aug 2024},
cin = {FS-PETRA},
cid = {I:(DE-H253)FS-PETRA-20140814},
pnm = {631 - Matter – Dynamics, Mechanisms and Control
(POF4-631)},
pid = {G:(DE-HGF)POF4-631},
experiment = {EXP:(DE-H253)P-P06-20150101},
typ = {PUB:(DE-HGF)6},
doi = {10.5281/zenodo.17662352},
url = {https://bib-pubdb1.desy.de/record/645004},
}