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Hyperspectral X-ray Imaging with TES Detectors for Nanoscale Chemical Speciation Mapping

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We are developing an imaging capability (“Hyperspectral X-ray Imaging”) for mapping chemical information (molecular formula, phase, oxidation state, hydration) that is based on ultra-high-resolution X-ray emission spectroscopy with large transition-edge sensor microcalorimeter arrays in the scanning electron microscope. By combining microcalorimeter arrays with hundreds of pixels, high-bandwidth microwave frequency-division multiplexing, and fast digital electronics for near real-time data processing, our goal is to enable measurements using laboratory-scale instrumentation rather than synchrotron beamlines. Our application focus here is on mapping the chemical form of uranium compounds on the nanoscale. We will present our approach to developing the Hyperspectral X-ray Imaging capability, progress toward a 128-pixel microwave multiplexed X-ray fluorescence instrument at LANL, and the path to high-throughput nanoscale chemical mapping.

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This work is supported by the Laboratory Directed Research and Development program of Los Alamos National Laboratory under Project Number 20190002DR, and from The NIST Innovations in Measurement Science Program.

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  1. Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM, USA

    M. H. Carpenter, M. P. Croce, Z. K. Baker, E. R. Batista, M. P. Caffrey, C. J. Fontes, K. E. Koehler, S. E. Kossmann, K. G. McIntosh, M. W. Rabin, B. W. Renck, G. L. Wagner, M. P. Wilkerson, P. Yang & M. D. Yoho

  2. National Institute of Standards and Technology, Boulder, CO, USA

    J. N. Ullom, D. A. Bennett, G. C. O’Neil, C. D. Reintsema, D. R. Schmidt, G. C. Hilton & D. S. Swetz

  3. University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, USA

    D. T. Becker, J. D. Gard, J. Imrek, J. A. B. Mates, K. M. Morgan, D. Yan & A. L. Wessels

  4. STAR Cryoelectronics, Santa Fe, NM, USA

    R. H. Cantor, J. A. Hall & D. T. Carver

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Carpenter, M.H., Croce, M.P., Baker, Z.K. et al. Hyperspectral X-ray Imaging with TES Detectors for Nanoscale Chemical Speciation Mapping. J Low Temp Phys 200, 437–444 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10909-020-02456-9

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