Cryogenic and Radioprotective Viability for Synchrotron ExXRM

Evaluating radiation damage mitigation strategies for expansion X-ray microscopy at synchrotron beamlines

Key Findings

Room temp bubbles94.8%
Cryo 100K bubbles14.8%
Cryo + Glycerol bubbles0.4%
Best SNR2.14
Best conditionGlycerol@20K
Dose window expansion>50x

Bubble Formation by Condition

Image Quality (SNR)

Structural Integrity

Protection Score Comparison

Experimental Conditions

Photon energy10 keV
Target dose10,000 Gy
Expansion factor4x
Water content95%
Monte Carlo voxels1,000