New Nanoscale 3D X-ray Microscope

Bruker, Fürth, Germany, offers the new Skyscan 2214 CMOS Edition, a multiscale X-ray microscope based on nano-CT (computed tomography) for industrial and academic research.

With the CMOS Edition, the Skyscan 2214 platform now incorporates the latest scientific CMOS (sCMOS) detector technology and brings cutting-edge X-ray imaging at highest resolution to the next level. Skyscan 2214 CMOS Edition retains the innovative, modular design that accommodates up to four detectors, allowing users to select at the touch of a button the most appropriate detector for their samples and applications. This unique design now encompasses a 6 Megapixel (Mp) flat panel and three optimized 15/16 Mp sCMOS detectors. They provide an unrivalled field of view for the respective true 3D resolution down to the 500 nm range. In addition, the new sCMOS detectors excel at imaging high- and low-density features in the same object thanks to their large dynamic range and ultra-low noise.

According to the supplier the user-friendly, comprehensive 3D.SUITE software for straightforward data collection, advanced image analysis, and powerful visualization complements the Skyscan 2214 CMOS Edition. This powerful software suite includes advanced capabilities such as spiral scanning with exact reconstruction for artifact-free imaging of planar features and variable rotation step tomography for more efficiently scanning of high aspect ratio objects. Furthermore, phase retrieval algorithms for propagation-based phase contrast X-ray imaging can reveal features that would otherwise remain hidden when using only absorption contrast imaging.