Abstract
Soft-x-ray cryotomography allows quantitative and high-resolution three-dimensional imaging of intact unstained cells. To date, the method relies on synchrotron-radiation sources, which limits accessibility for re searchers. Here we present a laboratory water-window microscope for cryotomography. It is based on a liquid-jet laser-plasma source, a normal-incidence multilayer condenser, a zone-plate objective, and a cryotilt sample holder. We demonstrate high-resolution imaging, as well as quantitative tomographic imaging, of frozen intact cells. The reconstructed tomogram of the intracellular local absorption coefficient shows details down to .
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