抄録
Flash contact soft x-ray microscopy using a laserproduced
plasma as a flash x-ray source is a unique
technique for obtaining x-ray images of living
biological specimens in water with higher resolution
than that of light microscopy. A table-top flash
contact soft x-ray microscope system is laboratorysized
and easily operable by biologists. The principle
is x-ray exposure of specimens in contact with a
photosensitive plate. The x-ray image, which is the
same size as the specimen, is enlarged using atomic
force microscopy. In this review we concentrate on
flash contact soft x-ray microscopy, and provide
x-ray images of living biological specimens. Some of
these images indicate fragile structures in living
states, which are damaged by dehydration of
specimens.
