Issue 10, 2019

Three-dimensional X-ray fluorescence imaging modes for biological specimens using a full-field energy dispersive CCD camera

Abstract

Besides conventional scanning X-ray fluorescence imaging at synchrotron sources, full-field X-ray fluorescence (FF-XRF) imaging techniques that do not implicitly require spatial scanning of the sample have become available. FF-XRF has become achievable thanks to the development of a new type of energy dispersive CCD-based 2D detector, also referred to as a ‘color X-ray camera (CXC)’ or ‘SLcam’. We report on different imaging schemes for biological samples using FF-XRF imaging: (a) 2D ‘zoom’ imaging with pinhole optics using the ‘camera obscura’ principle; (b) 2D ‘fixed magnification’ imaging using magnifying polycapillary optics; and (c) 3D-FF-XRF imaging using an X-ray sheet beam or computed tomography (CT). The different FF-XRF imaging modes are illustrated using the crustacean Daphnia magna, a model organism for investigating the effects of metals on organism/ecosystem health, and foraminifera, a class of amoeboid protist. Detailed analytical characterization of the set-up is performed through analyzing various reference materials in order to determine limits of detection (LODs) and sensitivities. Experiments were performed using the BAMline at the BESSY synchrotron (Berlin, Germany) and using the P06 Hard X-ray Microprobe at the PETRAIII synchrotron (Hamburg, Germany).

Graphical abstract: Three-dimensional X-ray fluorescence imaging modes for biological specimens using a full-field energy dispersive CCD camera

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
06 Jun 2019
Accepted
15 Aug 2019
First published
27 Aug 2019

J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2019,34, 2083-2093

Three-dimensional X-ray fluorescence imaging modes for biological specimens using a full-field energy dispersive CCD camera

B. De Samber, O. Scharf, G. Buzanich, J. Garrevoet, P. Tack, M. Radtke, H. Riesemeier, U. Reinholz, R. Evens, K. De Schamphelaere, G. Falkenberg, C. Janssen and L. Vincze, J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2019, 34, 2083 DOI: 10.1039/C9JA00198K

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