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The 3D nanoimaging beamline at SSRF

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Full-field transmission X-ray microscopy (TXM) is a powerful non-destructive three-dimensional (3D) imaging method with a nanoscale spatial resolution that has been used in most synchrotron facilities worldwide. An in-house-designed TXM system was constructed at the BL18B 3D nanoimaging beamline at the Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility. The beamline operates from 5 to 14 keV and enables 20 nm spatial resolution imaging. The characterization details of the beamline are described in this paper. The performances in terms of spatial resolution, nano-CT, and nano-spectral imaging of the TXM beamline are also presented in this article.

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The data that support the findings of this study are openly available in Science Data Bank at https://www.doi.org/10.57760/sciencedb.13606 and https://cstr.cn/31253.11.sciencedb.13606.

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The authors also wish to acknowledge their colleagues from the Department of Beamline Engineering at the SSR for their assistance during the construction of the BL18B beamline.

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    Ling Zhang, Fen Tao, Jun Wang, Ruo-Yang Gao, Bo Su, Guo-Hao Du, Ai-Guo Li, Ti-Qiao Xiao & Biao Deng

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All authors contributed to the study conception and design. Material preparation, data collection, and analysis were performed by Ling Zhang, Fen Tao, Jun Wang, Ruo-Yang Gao, Bo Su, Guo-Hao Du, Ai-Guo Li, Ti-Qiao Xiao, and Biao Deng. The first draft of the manuscript was written by Ling Zhang, and all authors commented on previous versions of the manuscript. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.

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This work was supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China (Nos. 2021YFA1600703, 2021YFF0701202, and 2021YFA1601001) and the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 12275343 and U1932205).

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Zhang, L., Tao, F., Wang, J. et al. The 3D nanoimaging beamline at SSRF. NUCL SCI TECH 34, 201 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s41365-023-01347-4

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