Nanometer X-ray microscopy of labeled live biological organisms with a nanosecond laser-plasma source

Summary from only given. We demonstrate, the use of nanoparticle Au-labeling techniques in XRM using single, nanosecond, laser-plasma X-ray illumination of the specimen. In this case the specimen is in its natural state, and a high-resolution (-30 nm) X-ray radiograph is obtained in a time shorter than that required for any X-ray induced structural changes to the organism to be manifested on the image. Moreover we demonstrate, a technique in which combined labeled images of specific sites in the organism are obtained through both XRM and LSCM.