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Coherent X-ray photons with energies higher than 50 keV offer new possibilities for imaging nanoscale lattice distortions in bulk crystalline materials using Bragg peak phase retrieval methods. However, the compression of reciprocal space…

Bimetallic catalysts can undergo segregation or redistribution of the metals driven by oxidizing and reducing environments. Bragg coherent diffraction imaging (BCDI) was used to relate displacement fields to compositional distributions in…

We present a new approach for simulating x-ray nanobeam Bragg coherent diffraction patterns based on the Takagi-Taupin equations. Compared to conventional methods, the current approach can be universally applied to any weakly strained…

In this two-part article series we provide a generalized description of the scattering geometry of Bragg coherent diffraction imaging (BCDI) experiments, the shear distortion effects inherent to the resulting three-dimensional (3D) image…

Atomic level defects such as dislocations play key roles in determining the macroscopic properties of crystalline materials. Their effects are important and wide-reaching, and range from increased chemical reactivity to enhanced mechanical…

Coherent diffraction imaging enables the imaging of individual defects, such as dislocations or stacking faults, in materials.These defects and their surrounding elastic strain fields have a critical influence on the macroscopic properties…

Defects such as dislocations impact materials properties and their response during external stimuli. Defect engineering has emerged as a possible route to improving the performance of materials over a wide range of applications, including…

We present proof-of-concept imaging measurements of a polycrystalline material that integrate the elements of conventional high-energy X-ray diffraction microscopy with coherent diffraction imaging techniques, and that can enable in-situ…

We propose a deep learning algorithm for the inpainting of Bragg Coherent Diffraction Imaging (BCDI) patterns affected by detector gaps. These regions of missing intensity can compromise the accuracy of reconstruction algorithms, inducing…

We demonstrate that the resolution of three-dimensional (3D) real-space images obtained from Bragg x-ray coherent diffraction measurements is direction dependent. We propose and demonstrate the effectiveness of a metric to determine the…

Identifying the three-dimensional (3D) crystal-plane and strain-field distributions of nanocrystals is essential for optical, catalytic, and electronic applications. Here, we developed a methodology for visualizing the 3D information of…

We have developed a 3 dimensional Coherent Diffraction Imaging (CDI) algorithm to retrieve phases of diffraction patterns of samples in Grazing Incidence Small Angle X-ray Scattering (GISAXS) experiments. The algorithm interprets the…

We present an efficient method of imaging 3D nanoscale lattice behavior and strain fields in crystalline materials with a new methodology -- three dimensional Bragg projection ptychography (3DBPP). In this method, the 2D sample structure…

Focussed Ion Beam (FIB) milling is a mainstay of nano-scale machining. By manipulating a tightly focussed beam of energetic ions, often gallium (Ga+), FIB can sculpt nanostructures via localised sputtering. This ability to cut solid matter…

Unique intensity features arising from dynamical diffraction arise in coherent x-ray nanobeam diffraction patterns of crystals having thicknesses larger than the x-ray extinction depth or exhibiting combinations of nanoscale and mesoscale…

Coherent X-ray Diffraction Imaging (CXDI) technique offers unique insights into the nanoscale world, enabling the reconstruction of 3D structures with a nanoscale resolution achieved through computational phase reconstruction from measured…

We introduce a new optical component - a rotated chirped volume Bragg grating (r-CBG) - that spatially resolves the spectrum of a normally incident light beam in a compact footprint and without the need for subsequent free-space propagation…

Bragg-edge strain imaging from energy-resolved neutron transmission measurements poses an interesting tomography problem. The solution to this problem will allow the reconstruction of detailed triaxial stress and strain distributions within…

Phase retrieval, the problem of recovering lost phase information from measured intensity alone, is an inverse problem that is widely faced in various imaging modalities ranging from astronomy to nanoscale imaging. The current process of…

Imaging of the Bragg reflected x-ray beam is proposed and validated as an in-situ method for characterization of performance of double-crystal monochromators under the heat load of intense synchrotron radiation. A sequence of images is…