Directional Dark Field for Nanoscale Full-Field Transmission X-Ray MicroscopySami Wirtensohn, Silja Flenner, Dominik John, Peng Qi, Christian David, Julia Herzen, Kritika Singh, Gudrun Lotze, Imke Grevinghttps://arxiv.org/abs/2506.16998
Directional Dark Field for Nanoscale Full-Field Transmission X-Ray MicroscopyDark-field X-ray imaging offers unique insights into material structures by visualizing X-ray scattering rather than attenuation, revealing features invisible to conventional imaging techniques. While established approaches like grating-based and speckle-based imaging have demonstrated the utility of dark-field contrast in medical diagnostics and materials science, these methods have been primarily limited to laboratory and micro-CT systems. Building on the recent demonstration of dark-field im…