Signal enhancement in X-ray Talbot interferometry with a pair of concave and convex parabolic phase gratings

X-ray Talbot and Talbot–Lau interferometers consisting of transmission gratings are widely used for X-ray phase imaging, which depicts soft materials. This study exploits the use of a pair of concave and convex parabolic gratings instead of a conventional rectangular phase grating to enhance the pha...

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Main Authors: Atsushi Momose, Pouria Zangi, Pascal Meyer, Martin Börner, Shinji Kobayashi, Yichen Fang, Ryosuke Ueda, Yoshichika Seki
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Published: IOP Publishing 2024-01-01
Series:Applied Physics Express
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.35848/1882-0786/ad9665
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Yichen Fang
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description X-ray Talbot and Talbot–Lau interferometers consisting of transmission gratings are widely used for X-ray phase imaging, which depicts soft materials. This study exploits the use of a pair of concave and convex parabolic gratings instead of a conventional rectangular phase grating to enhance the phase signal optically. To gain insight into the optimal design, signal enhancement is evaluated by directly measuring the self-image formed downstream of the pair. An increase in the differential phase signals is demonstrated as a function of the distance between the pair, and prospects for deploying this concept into a practical phase imaging technique are discussed.
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spelling doaj-art-2babf7f84c754a8c91f9842df3eaa7952025-08-20T01:59:14ZengIOP PublishingApplied Physics Express1882-07862024-01-01171212200310.35848/1882-0786/ad9665Signal enhancement in X-ray Talbot interferometry with a pair of concave and convex parabolic phase gratingsAtsushi Momose0Pouria Zangi1Pascal Meyer2Martin Börner3Shinji Kobayashi4Yichen Fang5Ryosuke Ueda6Yoshichika Seki7Institute of Multidisciplinary Research for Advanced Materials, Tohoku University , 2-1-1 Katahira, Aoba-ku, Sendai 980-8577, JapanInstitute of Microstructure Technology, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology , Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1, 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, GermanyInstitute of Microstructure Technology, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology , Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1, 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, GermanyInstitute of Microstructure Technology, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology , Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1, 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, GermanyGraduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University , 2-1-1 Katahira, Aoba-ku, Sendai 980-8577, JapanGraduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University , 2-1-1 Katahira, Aoba-ku, Sendai 980-8577, JapanInstitute of Multidisciplinary Research for Advanced Materials, Tohoku University , 2-1-1 Katahira, Aoba-ku, Sendai 980-8577, JapanInstitute of Multidisciplinary Research for Advanced Materials, Tohoku University , 2-1-1 Katahira, Aoba-ku, Sendai 980-8577, JapanX-ray Talbot and Talbot–Lau interferometers consisting of transmission gratings are widely used for X-ray phase imaging, which depicts soft materials. This study exploits the use of a pair of concave and convex parabolic gratings instead of a conventional rectangular phase grating to enhance the phase signal optically. To gain insight into the optimal design, signal enhancement is evaluated by directly measuring the self-image formed downstream of the pair. An increase in the differential phase signals is demonstrated as a function of the distance between the pair, and prospects for deploying this concept into a practical phase imaging technique are discussed.https://doi.org/10.35848/1882-0786/ad9665phase imagingX-ray imaginggratingTalbot interferometerlens arraysensitivity enhancement
spellingShingle Atsushi Momose
Pouria Zangi
Pascal Meyer
Martin Börner
Shinji Kobayashi
Yichen Fang
Ryosuke Ueda
Yoshichika Seki
Signal enhancement in X-ray Talbot interferometry with a pair of concave and convex parabolic phase gratings
Applied Physics Express
phase imaging
X-ray imaging
grating
Talbot interferometer
lens array
sensitivity enhancement
title Signal enhancement in X-ray Talbot interferometry with a pair of concave and convex parabolic phase gratings
title_full Signal enhancement in X-ray Talbot interferometry with a pair of concave and convex parabolic phase gratings
title_fullStr Signal enhancement in X-ray Talbot interferometry with a pair of concave and convex parabolic phase gratings
title_full_unstemmed Signal enhancement in X-ray Talbot interferometry with a pair of concave and convex parabolic phase gratings
title_short Signal enhancement in X-ray Talbot interferometry with a pair of concave and convex parabolic phase gratings
title_sort signal enhancement in x ray talbot interferometry with a pair of concave and convex parabolic phase gratings
topic phase imaging
X-ray imaging
grating
Talbot interferometer
lens array
sensitivity enhancement
url https://doi.org/10.35848/1882-0786/ad9665
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