3-DIMENSIONAL READOUT OF FLASH X-RAY IMAGES OF LIVING SPERM IN WATER BY ATOMIC-FORCE MICROSCOPY

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TOMIE, T [1 ]
SHIMIZU, H [1 ]
MAJIMA, T [1 ]
YAMADA, M [1 ]
KANAYAMA, T [1 ]
KONDO, H [1 ]
YANO, M [1 ]
ONO, M [1 ]
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[1] NIKON INC,TSUKUBA LAB,TSUKUBA,IBARAKI 30026,JAPAN
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10.1126/science.2024121
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O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
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07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
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The imaging of living specimens in water by x-ray microscopy can be greatly enhanced with the use of an intense flash x-ray source and sophisticated technologies for reading x-ray images. A subpicosecond x-ray pulse from a laser-produced plasma was used to record the x-ray image of living sea urchin sperm in an x-ray resist. The resist relief was visualized at high resolution by atomic-force microscopy. Internal structure of the sperm head was evident, and the carbon density in a flagellum was estimated from the relief height.
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