Chinese Optics Letters, Volume. 23, Issue 8, 083401(2025)

Enhanced profile reconstruction of small-angle X-ray scattering measurement via correlation learning

Hairui Yang1,2,3, Zhaolong Wu2, and Hong Yu1,2、*
Author Affiliations
  • 1Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201800, China
  • 2Zhangjiang Laboratory, Shanghai 201210, China
  • 3University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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    Paper Information

    Category: X-ray Optics

    Received: Dec. 26, 2024

    Accepted: Apr. 14, 2025

    Published Online: Jul. 23, 2025

    The Author Email: Hong Yu (yuhong@zjlab.ac.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/COL202523.083401

    CSTR:32184.14.COL202523.083401

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