X-ray imaging microscopy with a sputtered-sliced Fresnel zone plate (SS-FZP
) has been developed at an X-ray energy of 25keV. Objects were imaged in tr
ansmission with the SS-FZP as an objective with a magnification of 10.2 tim
es, and detected with a X-ray image sensor. The performance of the imaging
microscope has been tested with a gold mesh and a resolution test pattern a
t an undulator beamline 47XU of SPring-8. The resolution test patterns up t
o 0.5 mum line-and-space structures have been resolved. (C) 2001 Elsevier S
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