Phase II of the genomic effort

Editorial

Time-resolved measurements of supersonic fuel sprays using synchrotron X-rays

A technique is described that uses synchrotron radiation to make quantitative time-resolved measurements in the high-density core region of fuel sprays.

Visualization, qu­antification and therapeutic evaluation of angiogenic vessels in cancer by synchrotron microangiography

The usefulness of a synchrotron microangiography system for depicting, quantitating and therapeutically evaluating angiogenic vessels in cancer is illustrated.

Demonstration of X-ray linear dichroism imaging with hard X-rays

X-ray polarization-contrast images resulting from X-ray linear dichroism in the hard X-ray region have been successfully recorded for the first time.

Non-projectiveness of X-ray Pendellösung-fringed diffraction images

Similarly to the case of moiré fringes described previously, an unusual spatial oscillation of Pendellösung fringes along the beam path out of the specimen crystal has been found in an X-ray plane-wave topograph experiment. The fringe oscillation observed in topographic images and fringe profiles is described.

X-ray diffraction on Si single crystal with a W-shaped longitudinal groove

The measurement of the sagittal deviation of an X-ray beam diffracted on the inclined surface of an Si(111) single crystal was performed on beamline BM5 at the ESRF, with λ = 0.1 nm and an inclination angle, β, of 70°. The measured value agrees with the theory developed in previous papers.

Integration of macromolecular diffraction data using radial basis function networks

A novel approach for integration of macromolecular diffraction data is described based on a two-stage radial basis function (RBF) network. The method extends the conventional profile-fitting technique using a concentrated RBF network design.

Illumination for coherent soft X-ray applications: the new X1A beamline at the NSLS

The design and performance of twin undulator beamlines with spherical-grating monochromators is presented. They are used mostly for high-resolution spectromicroscopy near the C, N, O absorption edges.

Transmission phase gratings for EUV interferometry

The design, fabrication and characterization of a high-efficiency EUV transmission phase grating is presented.