Three-dimensional structure determination from a single view

Kevin S. Raines, Sara Salha, Richard L. Sandberg, Huaidong Jiang, Jose A. Rodríguez, Benjamin P. Fahimian, Henry C. Kapteyn, Jincheng Du and Jianwei Miao ()
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Kevin S. Raines: Department of Physics and Astronomy,
Sara Salha: Department of Physics and Astronomy,
Richard L. Sandberg: Department of Physics,
Huaidong Jiang: Department of Physics and Astronomy,
Jose A. Rodríguez: Molecular Biology Institute, University of California, Los Angeles, California 90095, USA
Benjamin P. Fahimian: Department of Physics and Astronomy,
Henry C. Kapteyn: Department of Physics,
Jincheng Du: Department of Materials Science & Engineering,
Jianwei Miao: Department of Physics and Astronomy,

Nature, 2010, vol. 463, issue 7278, 214-217

Abstract: An added dimension To produce an image of an object in three dimensions it's usually necessary to measure it from multiple viewpoints or to scan it section-by-section. Now Jianwei Miao and colleagues have proposed a way of producing 3D images at the nanoscale from a single exposure using a monochromatic incident beam. Dubbed ankylography (from the Greek ankylos for 'curved' and graphein for 'writing'), the new technique is similar to X-ray diffraction microscopy, but with the two-dimensional diffraction pattern measured over a spherical surface centred on the target: if the conditions are right, this pattern can then be used to reconstruct a complete 3D structure from the single measurement. With further development and advances in detector technology, ankylography could become a useful tool in the physical and life sciences.

Date: 2010
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