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Optical Systems for Soft X Rays (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1986)
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Optical Systems for Soft X Rays (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1986)
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A fundamental problem in cell biology is the cause of aging. The
solution to this problem has not yet been obtained because, (l)
until recently, it was not possible to image living cells directly.
The use of low-energy (soft) X rays has made such imaging possible,
perhaps thereby allowing the aging process to be understood and
possibly overcome (a result that may well generate further social,
moral, and ethical problems). Fortun ately this is not the only
aspect of cell biology amenable to soft X-ray imaging, and it is
envisaged that many less controversial studies--such as
investigations of the detailed differences between healthy and
diseased or malignant cells (in their natural states) and processes
of cell division and growth-will be made possible. The use of soft
X rays is not limited to biological studies-many applications are
possible in, for example, fusion research, materials science, and
astronomy. Such studies have only recently begun in earnest because
several difficulties had to be overcome, major among these being
the lack (for some purposes) of sufficiently intense sources, and
the technological difficulties associated with making efficient
optical systems. As is well known, the advent of dedicated
synchrotron radiation sources, in particular, has alleviated the
first of these difficulties, not just for the soft X-ray region. It
is the purpose of this book to consider progress in the second."
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