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Multi‐stage deep learning artifact reduction for parallel‐beam computed tomography

  •  17 February 2025

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Multi-stage deep learning artifact reduction for parallel-beam computed tomography Issue ,

An illustration of the synchrotron-based computed tomography pipeline is given, highlighting the three key processing stages — projection, sinogram and reconstruction — each incorporating multiple processing steps to enhance image quality.

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Resolution enhancement on single‐shot X‐ray spectrometers using a detuned non‐dispersive multi‐crystal analyzer

  •  17 February 2025

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Resolution enhancement on single-shot X-ray spectrometers using a detuned non-dispersive multi-crystal analyzer Issue ,

Resolution enhancement on a single-shot X-ray spectrometer with a detuned non-dispersive multi-crystal analyzer is proposed and demonstrated, indicating the promising potential for capturing the full spectral information, including the fine-spike structure in self-amplified spontaneous emission X-ray free-electron laser radiation.

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Enhancing high‐energy powder X‐ray diffraction applications using a PILATUS4 CdTe detector

  •  17 February 2025

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Enhancing high-energy powder X-ray diffraction applications using a PILATUS4 CdTe detector Issue ,

Demonstrations are presented of a PILATUS4 CdTe hybrid photon counting detector prototype for high-energy powder X-ray diffraction in materials, chemical and energy research at up to 4 kHz frame rate.

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Modelling undulators in ray tracing simulations

  •  13 February 2025

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Modelling undulators in ray tracing simulations Issue ,

The theory and models implemented in the undulator sources of the ray tracing code SHADOW4 are described.

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