Preliminary results of a combined USAXS and diffraction enhanced imaging system with synchrotron radiation

A combined Ultra Small Angle X-ray Scattering and Diffraction Enhanced Imaging system was developed and installed at the 6.2 bending magnet beam line at the Sincrotrone Trieste, Italy. This imaging technique uses X-rays in the energy range between 9 keV and 35 keV and provides significant volume-averaged information. It forms images from angle-filtered X-rays that are scattered by the electron density variations in the sample. Encouraging preliminary measurements on articular cartilage reveal that this imaging technique might be sensitive to features that are normally invisible using other X-ray methods.