Single-Shot Coherent X-ray Imaging Instrument at PAL-XFEL
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Overview of the Whole System
2.1.1. Sample Chamber and Loadlock Chamber
2.1.2. Sample Delivery Using a Thin Si3N4 Membrane
2.1.3. Detector Part
2.2. Pump Laser System
Timing Synchronization
3. Results
4. Discussion
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Sung, D.; Nam, D.; Kim, M.-j.; Kim, S.; Kim, K.S.; Park, S.-Y.; Hwang, S.M.; Jung, C.; Lee, H.; Cho, D.H.; et al. Single-Shot Coherent X-ray Imaging Instrument at PAL-XFEL. Appl. Sci. 2021, 11, 5082. https://doi.org/10.3390/app11115082
Sung D, Nam D, Kim M-j, Kim S, Kim KS, Park S-Y, Hwang SM, Jung C, Lee H, Cho DH, et al. Single-Shot Coherent X-ray Imaging Instrument at PAL-XFEL. Applied Sciences. 2021; 11(11):5082. https://doi.org/10.3390/app11115082
Chicago/Turabian StyleSung, Daeho, Daewoong Nam, Myong-jin Kim, Seonghan Kim, Kyung Sook Kim, Sang-Youn Park, Sun Min Hwang, Chulho Jung, Heemin Lee, Do Hyung Cho, and et al. 2021. "Single-Shot Coherent X-ray Imaging Instrument at PAL-XFEL" Applied Sciences 11, no. 11: 5082. https://doi.org/10.3390/app11115082