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A 3 kJ Mather-type UNU/ICTP plasma focus device with neon filling is used, for the first time, as a soft X-ray source for imaging of thin biological samples including insects. A charge-coupled-device (CCD) based pinhole projection system, placed in a differentially pumped chamber, is used for radiography using neon soft X-rays. The image brightness, contrast and resolution have been optimized by varying soft X-ray yield, pinhole size, camera chamber length and X-ray filters. The system can simply be modified for table-top soft X-ray microscopy of thin biological samples.
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Rawat, R., Zhang, T., Lim, G. et al. Soft X-ray Imaging using a Neon Filled Plasma Focus X-ray Source. J Fusion Energ 23, 49–53 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10894-004-1871-5
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