Over the last 60 years, soil microbiologists have accumulated a wealth of experimental data
showing that the bulk, macroscopic parameters (eg, granulometry, pH, soil organic matter …

In recent years synchrotron x-ray microprobes and nanoprobes have emerged as key
characterization tools with a remarkable impact for different scientific fields including solid …

X-ray-based analytics are routinely applied in many fields, including physics, chemistry,
materials science, and engineering. The full potential of such techniques in the life sciences …

Advanced manufacturing technologies, led by additive manufacturing, have undergone
significant growth in recent years. These technologies enable engineers to design parts with …

Inverse Compton scattering provides means to generate low-divergence partially coherent
quasi-monochromatic, ie synchrotron-like, X-ray radiation on a laboratory scale. This …

ThomX is a new generation Compact Compton Source. It is currently commissioned by and
at the IJCLab (Laboratoire de physique des 2 infinis-Irène Joliot-Curie (UMR9012)) at Orsay …

Laser-wakefield accelerators (LWFAs) are high acceleration-gradient plasma-based particle
accelerators capable of producing ultra-relativistic electron beams. Within the strong …

Microbeam irradiation is spatially fractionated radiation on a micrometer scale. Microbeam
irradiation with therapeutic intent has become known as microbeam radiation therapy …

In the field of X-ray microcomputed tomography (μCT) there is a growing need to reduce
acquisition times at high spatial resolution (approximate micrometers) to facilitate in vivo and …

There is a large performance gap between conventional, electron-impact X-ray sources and
synchrotron radiation sources. Electron-impact X-ray sources are compact, low to moderate …