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A computational method for refinement of multi-panel detector geometry has been adapted from high-energy physics to serial crystallography. The method is many times faster and much more accurate than previous approaches.

We present ICECREAM, a self-supervised approach that achieves substantially better denoising and more reliable missing-wedge recovery in cryo-ET, while reducing training and inference time relative to comparable baselines.

A setup for fielding high-pressure samples contained in diamond anvil cells (DACs) at the LCLS X-ray free electron laser is described and example powder X-ray diffraction data are presented. Future prospects for experimental capabilities in DACs enabled by the LCLS, such as short pulse laser interactions and multiple pulse modes, are discussed.

Corrigendum to the article by Hu et al. [(2026). J. Synchrotron Rad. 33, 454–466].

The X06DA-PXIII beamline at the Swiss Light Source, operating since 2008 and contributing to over 2650 crystal structures, has been fully rebuilt to harness the reduced emittance and improved performance of the SLS 2.0 storage ring. Its new optical design, featuring a toroidal mirror close to the source, horizontal 1:2 focusing, and a Kirkpatrick–Baez mirror system, enables efficient photon collection and tight beam focusing and thus improves overall efficiency.

A high-efficiency 14-analyser X-ray emission spectrometer that offers novel capabilities has been developed for I20-Scanning at Diamond Light Source.

This work demonstrates that standard ARPES datasets often hinder correct comparison with band structure calculations due to intrinsic mixing of energy and momentum. It proposes an angle-based approach that preserves true k-space mapping, enabling more accurate and intuitive comparison with calculated electronic structures.

A high-throughput field-programmable gate array (FPGA)-accelerated data-reduction and -analysis pipeline combined with high-performance computing enables the continuous handling of a 216 Gbps data stream from quasi-elastic gamma-ray scattering experiments at SPring-8.

FibreSimulator is an open-source tool for generating realistic 3D phantoms of unidirectional fibre-reinforced polymers, enabling customizable fibre structures and simulating computed tomography scanning for algorithm development and validation.

The ClearXCam is a diamond-based camera for synchrotron X-ray beams. This imaging detector has 2304 pixels for real-time X-ray beam monitoring with frame rates as fast as 100 Hz. The system provides quantitative beam diagnostics for synchrotron facilities, enabling rapid beam focusing and continuous monitoring of beam position and structure, and may facilitate beam­line automation efforts.

We introduce a high-performance Python-based XAS denoising package called XASDenoise, which implements our newly developed stationarity warping method and advanced denoising techniques based on Gaussian process regression and a convolutional autoencoder.

X-ray phase contrast tomography can efficiently image brain tissue at subcellular resolution. Critical point drying allows a gentle replacement of interstitial material by air, enhancing X-ray phase contrast of the ultrastructural features.

The development of a criterion for near-optimal selection of the Paganin-filter parameter based on noise power analysis measured via an image's noise power spectrum is described.

The newly commissioned hard X-ray ptychography endstation at the Taiwan Photon Source, TPS 25A2, is introduced, detailing the instrumental specifications and demonstrating a benchmark spatial resolution of 6.9 nm in 2D, showcased through the imaging of a standard test pattern, inorganic nanoparticles and a complex biological structure.

This study introduces inclined scanning three-dimensional X-ray diffraction microscopy (i-S3DXRD) that enables three-dimensional orientation mapping of planar polycrystalline materials, revealing the thermal fatigue mechanism of Pb-free solder joints.

An X-ray scattering setup designed to capture small- and wide-angle X-ray scattering on a single, large area detector features a partially transmissive beamstop that facilitates non-invasive recording of X-ray beam position and intensity during acquisition of X-ray scattering images. The integrated transmitted intensity allows different datasets to be put on the same absolute scale and thereby achieve accurate differencing.

The Micro-Computed Tomography (MCT) beamline at the Australian Synchrotron has undergone significant advancements in data acquisition and processing infrastructure to support the growing diversity of user needs and experimental techniques. Recent developments in data acquisition and processing infrastructure at the beamline are presented.

A resonant inelastic X-ray scattering microscopy system with a spatial resolution of 1.0 µm combined with ultrahigh energy resolution in the soft X-ray regime has been established.

A multi-facility round-robin comparison of synchrotron- and laboratory-based nano-computed tomography using a standardized 3D phantom reveals superior resolution and acquisition speed at synchrotrons, while advanced laboratory systems achieve competitive image quality with extended scan times; phase contrast modalities further enhance structural visibility.

An X-ray computed tomography scanning approach available at the BAMline effectively removes ring artifacts and enables real-time preview reconstruction through sequence-based step-scanning. Additionally, integrated X-ray spectral calculation software streamlines beamline adjustments for optimized imaging performance.

We describe a bending magnet endstation for X-ray fluorescence studies of metal distributions in millimetre-sized biological specimens. An existing setup using Kirkpatrick–Baez mirrors with 10.5 µm spatial resolution was supplemented with a second scanning setup with a capillary optic with 6.5 µm resolution.

The development of multimodal X-ray computed tomography capabilities, including imaging, fluorescence, diffraction, and scattering, at the 28-ID-2 beamline of the National Synchrotron Light Source II is described.

Coherence properties were evaluated and multi-contrast X-ray computed tomography was demonstrated using an X-ray Talbot interferometer on the NanoTerasu beamline BL09W. The results confirm the high spatial coherence and imaging performance of the source, paving the way for advanced X-ray phase imaging.

Fluorescence-line-selective soft X-ray spectroscopy using a superconducting tunnel junction (STJ) detector was applied to probe the electronic states of strontium titanate, demonstrating the capability of the STJ detector for high-energy-resolution soft X-ray absorption spectroscopy.

In this work, non-uniform interval-pulse X-ray photon correlation spectroscopy enabled the measurement of dynamics efficiently while reducing X-ray exposure by two orders of magnitude. This approach facilitates dense delay-time sampling and minimizes radiation damage, offering a powerful tool for studying sensitive systems.

A fast thermally resilient X-ray shutter achieves 2 ms switching under heat loads above 20 W, enabling efficient photon use and minimizing radiation damage at fourth-generation synchrotron sources.

Corrigendum to the article by Yamazaki et al. [(2026). J. Synchrotron Rad. 33, 84–90].

A Jungfrau-1M integrating detector was characterized at Diamond Light Source and found to be effective for recording macromolecular crystallography diffraction patterns. Parameters for operation and data collection were explored and characterized. The Diamond facility will be upgraded and integrating detectors, such as Jungfrau, will be used more widely in the future.

This work presents a neural-network framework that accelerates X-ray multi-contrast imaging—simultaneously delivering absorption, phase, and dark-field, while maintaining high spatial resolution, and outperforms correlation-based methods in speed, achieving a favorable balance between resolution and throughput. The method is agnostic to the modulation source (sandpaper, coded masks, gratings), enabling flexible deployment across setups and supporting real-time 2D/3D quantitative imaging for high-speed, in situ studies in materials science and biomedical applications.

HiHolo, a high-performance CUDA-MPI software framework for X-ray holographic reconstruction, achieves performance improvement over existing solutions while introducing three enhanced iterative algorithms that effectively reduce artifacts and improve spatial resolution in propagation-based phase contrast imaging.

X-ray waveguide optics enable spatial and coherence filtering of a nano-focused synchrotron beam and provide tailored illumination wavefronts for holographic imaging. Progress in fabrication, characterization and advanced waveguide interferometers can enhance holographic imaging.

Here, a compact two-electrode field-emission X-ray source employing a tungsten blade cathode was developed to deliver stable low-background output optimized for soft X-ray spectroscopy. The device's capability for high signal-to-noise element-specific analysis was demonstrated through successful TiO2 emission spectroscopy at the SXFEL facility, offering a practical laboratory-scale alternative to synchrotron sources.

We present and demonstrate the use of a low-cost 3D printed flow cell for the study of liquid–solid systems using synchrotron computed microtomography. The designs are freely available with this publication.

Thermal deformation in X-ray crystal optics in high-repetition-rate X-ray free-electron lasers can be effectively reduced by cryogenic cooling with liquid nitro­gen, and possibly by second-order correction via focusing optics.

A theoretical framework for the propagation of partially coherent Gaussian radiation in a modified Mach–Zehnder interferometer designed for Fourier transform spectroscopy applications is presented.

The degradation of circular polarization state in conventional APPLE-KNOT undulators has been noted. To overcome this limitation, we propose a novel APPLE-KNOT undulator design which utilizes the KNOT magnetic field as the dominant component.