Here is what the page “Single Reflection Zone Plate Combines Soft X-Ray Imaging and RIXS Mapping | Nova Global Ne” contains. An international collaboration of researchers from Germany, Switzerland, and Japan has shown that a single reflection zone plate (RZP) can simultaneously perform soft X-ray imaging and resonant inelastic X-ray scattering (RIXS) mapping. This breakthrough, reported in a recent study, could lead to si This breakthrough, reported in a recent study, could lead to simpler and more efficient instruments for probing both the spatial structure and electronic properties of materials.
Traditionally, combining imaging and spectroscopy in the soft X-ray regime required separate optical elements or complex setups. The new approach uses one RZP to focus the beam for imaging while also dispersing the scattered X-rays for RIXS, enabling correlated measurements in a single shot. This reduces alignment challenges and increases throughput. For the complete material, the listing points back to the source inside the network.