Deterministic retrieval of complex Green's functions using hard X rays

Phys Rev Lett. 2009 Jan 30;102(4):043901. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.102.043901. Epub 2009 Jan 26.

Abstract

A massively parallel deterministic method is described for reconstructing shift-invariant complex Green's functions. As a first experimental implementation, we use a single phase contrast x-ray image to reconstruct the complex Green's function associated with Bragg reflection from a thick perfect crystal. The reconstruction is in excellent agreement with a classic prediction of dynamical diffraction theory.