Magnetic imaging by x-ray holography using extended references
Duckworth, Thomas A.; Ogrin, Feodor Y.; Dhesi, Sarnjeet S.; et al.Langridge, Sean; Whiteside, Amy; Moore, Thomas; Beutier, Guillaume; van der Laan, Gerrit
Date: 9 August 2011
Article
Journal
Optics Express
Publisher
Optical Society of America
Publisher DOI
Abstract
We demonstrate magnetic lensless imaging by Fourier transform holography using extended references. A narrow slit milled through an opaque gold mask is used as a holographic reference and magnetic contrast is obtained by x-ray magnetic circular dichroism. We present images of magnetic domains in a Co/Pt multilayer thin film with ...
We demonstrate magnetic lensless imaging by Fourier transform holography using extended references. A narrow slit milled through an opaque gold mask is used as a holographic reference and magnetic contrast is obtained by x-ray magnetic circular dichroism. We present images of magnetic domains in a Co/Pt multilayer thin film with perpendicular magnetic anisotropy. This technique holds advantages over standard Fourier transform holography, where small holes are used to define the reference beam. An increased intensity through the extended reference reduces the counting time to record the farfield diffraction pattern. Additionally it was found that manufacturing narrow slits is less technologically demanding than the same procedure for holes. We achieve a spatial resolution of ∼30 nm, which was found to be limited by the sample period of the chosen experimental setup.
Physics and Astronomy
Faculty of Environment, Science and Economy
Item views 0
Full item downloads 0