Hard X-ray nanoprobe at beamline P06 at PETRA III

We describe the hard X-ray scanning microscope planned for the new synchrotron radiation source PETRA III at DESY in Hamburg, Germany. It is based on nanofocusing refractive X-ray lenses and is designed for two-dimensional mapping and scanning tomography. It supports X-ray fluorescence and (coherent) diffraction contrast, yielding elemental and structural information from inside the sample. Spatial resolutions down to well below 50 nm are aimed for in direct space. A further increase in spatial resolution is expected by applying ptychographic scanning schemes. The optical scheme with a two-stage focusing optic is described. (C) 2009 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.