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Reaching the third dimension

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X-ray imaging in three dimensions is now possible from a set of 2D coherent Bragg diffraction patterns. This approach overcomes the necessity of having to rotate the sample for a 3D reconstruction.

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Figure 1: Illustration of the depth resolution of ptychography.

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  1. Ian Robinson and Xiaojing Huang are at the Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973, USA,

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  2. I.R. is also at the London Centre for Nanotechnology, London WC1 6BT, UK,

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Robinson, I., Huang, X. Reaching the third dimension. Nature Mater 16, 160–161 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1038/nmat4845

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