The nanotomography endstation in the experimental hutch 1, designed to allow 3D resolutions of below 100 nm, is currently under construction. As X-ray optics we will use compound refractive lenses (CRLs), made from SU-8 polymer using the LIGA process at the Institute for Microstructure Technology at the KIT, Karlsruhe. The lenses will be mounted on a tripod robotics stage which allows very precise positioning in all six degrees of freedom.
In the experimental hutch a single granite slab optical bench with a length of 7 m will be installed. Four air bearing granite slides can move independently on the granite slab, permitting fast and accurate positioning of all components (optics, sample stage and detector).
Two kinds of setup
Two kinds of setup will be realized: An X-ray microscopy setup with the sample mounted in front of the optics and by magnifying the projection or a cone beam setup where the sample is mounted in
the diverging beam.
The removable X-ray tube in EH1 (blue)
Design of the X-ray tube in experimental hutch 1 which can removed automatically from the beam for an easier change between the micro and the nano tomography experiment.
