@inproceedings{discovery1323175, journal = {10TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON X-RAY MICROSCOPY}, pages = {254--257}, booktitle = {Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on X-ray Microscopy}, title = {Phase Contrast Imaging with Coded Apertures Using Laboratory-Based X-ray Sources}, publisher = {American Institute of Physics (AIP)}, note = {This version is the version of record. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher's terms and conditions.}, volume = {1365}, series = {AIP Conference Proceedings}, address = {Chicago, IL, USA}, month = {September}, editor = {I McNulty and C Eyberger and B Lai}, year = {2011}, issn = {0094-243X}, author = {Ignatyev, K and Munro, PRT and Speller, RD and Olivo, A}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.3625352}, abstract = {X-ray phase contrast imaging is a powerful technique that allows detection of changes in the phase of x-ray wavefronts as they pass through a sample. As a result, details not visible in conventional x-ray absorption imaging can be detected. Until recently the majority of applications of phase contrast imaging were at synchrotron facilities due to the availability of their high flux and coherence; however, a number of techniques have appeared recently that allow phase contrast imaging to be performed using laboratory sources. Here we describe a phase contrast imaging technique, developed at University College London, that uses two coded apertures. The x-ray beam is shaped by the pre-sample aperture, and small deviations in the x-ray propagation direction are detected with the help of the detector aperture. In contrast with other methods, it has a much more relaxed requirement for the source size (it works with source sizes up to 100 {\ensuremath{\mu}}m). A working prototype coded-aperture system has been built. An x-ray detector with directly deposited columnar CsI has been used to minimize signal spill-over into neighboring pixels. Phase contrast images obtained with the system have demonstrated its effectiveness for imaging low-absorption materials.} }