Figure 2
The optical stretcher mounted into the GINIX setup of the P10 endstation at PETRA III, DESY. (a) Photograph of the setup during alignment with the X-ray beam. (b) Close-up photograph of the interior of the chamber. Upon close inspection, one can observe the 160 µm-thick vertical capillary and the index-matching gel. (c) Experimental configuration for X-ray phase-contrast imaging and scanning X-ray diffraction. In the phase-contrast setting, KB focusing mirrors steer the beam into the entrance pupil of a one-dimensional X-ray waveguide (wg). The far-field pattern of the X-ray beam is shown in the inset. For scanning diffraction studies, the stretcher chamber is placed into the focus of the KB beam. A beamstop is inserted to block the primary beam. Note that in both configurations the stretcher chamber is connected to a height leveling system and an air pressure pump for flow control as well as an IR lasing system for optical trapping. For a detailed description of all components depicted in (c), see §2.2. |