X-ray Microscopy, Microtomography Web Resources

Introductions and Briefs

Magnetic Soft X-Ray Microscopy

Center for X-Ray Optics (CXRO) was established in 1984 at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL).

Link: Magnetic Soft X-Ray Microscopy

Introduction to X-ray Microscopy

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Imaging the building blocks of viruses

Sumarry of new microscopy techniques that are illuminating viral structures and protein interaction.

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Investigations

Advanced Photon Source Science

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A Light for Science

Excellent brochures with details on applications.

Link: A Light for Science

Biological imaging by soft x-ray diffraction microscopy

D. Shapiro, P. Thibault, T. Beetz, V. Elser, M. Howells, C. Jacobsen, J. Kirz, E. Lima, H. Miao, A. M. Neiman, and D. Sayre, Proceedings of the National Academy of Science 102 (43), 15343-15346 (2005).

Link: Biological imaging by soft x-ray diffraction microscopy

ESRF Scientific results in a nut-shell

Examples from all fields of science and industry.

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Viewing Viral Structures

With the help of x-ray crystallography, a technique that enables scientists to deduce the positions of individual atoms in a structure, Luger and her collaborator Kenneth Kaye of Harvard Medical School have just discovered the devious way in which the Kaposi virus spreads

Link: Viewing Viral Structures

Technical Overviews

What is a synchrotron? A super microscope and A Light for Science

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