Bragg Coherent Diffraction Imaging (BCDI) is a powerful strain imaging tool, often limited by beam-induced sample instability for small particles and high power densities. Here, we devise and validate an adapted diffraction volume assembly algorithm, capable of recovering three-dimensional datasets from particles undergoing uncontrolled and unknown rotations. We apply the method to gold nanoparticles which rotate under the influence of a focused coherent X-ray beam, retrieving their three-dimensional shapes and strain fields. The results show that the sample instability problem can be overcome, enabling the use of fourth generation synchrotron sources for BCDI to their full potential.
@article{arxiv.2010.16374,
title = {Three-dimensional coherent Bragg imaging of rotating nanoparticles},
author = {Alexander Björling and Lucas A. B. Marçal and José Solla-Gullón and Jesper Wallentin and Dina Carbone and Filipe R. N. C. Maia},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2010.16374},
year = {2021}
}