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Assistant Professor of Physics &
Head Coherent X-Ray Scattering Group
Paul Scherrer Institut &
Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne Contact
Mail: Franz Pfeiffer
Paul Scherrer Institut
5232 Villigen PSI
Switzerland
phone: +41 56 310 5262 (office)
phone: +41 56 310 3178 (secretary)
fax: +41 56 310 3171
email: franz.pfeiffer at psi.ch Publications
Statistics (Source: ISI Web of Science)
Total number of publications (as first author): 40 (16) Number of high-profile publications (as first author): 7 (6) Patent applications: 2 Publications in high-profile journals (impact factor > 5) 1. F. Pfeiffer, O. Bunk, C. Kottler, and C. David, Hard x-ray phase tomography with low-brilliance sources, Phys. Rev. Lett. 98, 108105 (2007). 2. J.M. Rodenburg, A.C. Hurst, A.G. Cullis, B.R. Dobson, F. Pfeiffer, O. Bunk, C. David, K. Jefimovs, and I. Johnson, Hard X-ray lensless imaging of extended objects, Phys. Rev. Lett. 98, 034801 (2007). 3. F. Pfeiffer, C. Gruenzweig, O. Bunk, G. Frei, E. Lehmann, and C. David, Neutron Phase Imaging and Tomography, Phys. Rev. Lett. 96, 215505 (2006). 4. F. Pfeiffer, T. Weitkamp, O. Bunk, and C. David, Phase retrieval and differential phase-contrast imaging with low-brilliance x-ray sources, Nature Physics 2, 258-261 (2006). 5. F. Pfeiffer, O. Bunk, T. Weitkamp, C. David, J.F. van der Veen, and I.K. Robinson, Shearing Interferometer for quantifying the coherence of hard x-ray beams, Phys. Rev. Lett. 94, 164801 (2005). 6. F. Pfeiffer, M. Burghammer, C. Riekel, C. David, and T. Salditt, Two-Dimensional X-Ray Waveguides and Point Sources, Science 297, 230-234 (2002). 7. F. Pfeiffer, V. Leiner, P. Høghøj, and I. Anderson, Sub-micrometer coherent neutron beam production using a thin film waveguide, Phys. Rev. Lett. 88, 055507 (2002). Other publications in refereed journals 1. F. Pfeiffer, O. Bunk, C. Kottler, and C. David Tomographic reconstruction of three-dimensional objects from hard X-ray differential phase contrast projection images, Nucl. Instr. Meth. in Phys. Res. A 580, 925-928 (2007). 2. C. Kottler, F. Pfeiffer, O. Bunk, C. Grünzweig, J. Bruder, R. Kaufmann, L. Tlustos, H. Walt, I. Briod, T. Weitkamp, and C. David Phase contrast X-ray imaging of large samples using an incoherent laboratory source, Phys. Stat. Sol. (a) 204, 2728-2733 (2007). 3. C. David, T. Weitkamp, F. Pfeiffer, A. Diaz, J. Bruder, T. Rohbeck, A. Groso, O. Bunk, M. Stampanoni, and P. Cloetens, Hard X-ray phase imaging and tomography using a grating interferometer, Spectrochimica Acta Part B 62, 626-630 (2007). 4. H. R. Keymeulen, A. Diaz, H. H. Solak, C. David, F. Pfeiffer, B. D. Patterson, J. F. van der Veen, M. P. Stoykovich, and P. F. Nealey, Measurement of the x-ray dose-dependent glass transition temperature of structured polymer films by x-ray diffraction, J. Appl. Phys. 102, 013528 (2007). 5. O. Bunk, A. Diaz, F. Pfeiffer, C. David, B. Schmitt, D. K. Satapathy, and J.F. van der Veen, Diffractive imaging for periodic samples: retrieving one-dimensional concentration profiles across microfluidic channels, Acta Cryst. A63, 306-314 (2007). 6. M. Engelhardt, J. Baumann, M. Schuster, C. Kottler, F. Pfeiffer, O. Bunk, and C. David High-resolution differential phase contrast imaging using a magnifying projection geometry with a microfocus x-ray source, Appl. Phys. Lett. 90, 224101 (2007). 7. C. Kottler, C. David, O. Bunk, and F. Pfeiffer A two-directional approach for grating based differential phase contrast imaging using hard x-rays, Optics Express 15, 1175-1181 (2007). 8. C. David, J. Bruder, T. Rohbeck, C. Grünzweig, C. Kottler, A. Diaz, O. Bunk, and F. Pfeiffer Fabrication of diffraction gratings for hard X-ray phase contrast imaging, Microelectron. Eng. 84, 1172-1177 (2007). 9. C. Kottler, F. Pfeiffer, O. Bunk, C. Grünzweig, and C. David, Grating interferometer based scanning setup for hard x-ray phase contrast imaging, Rev. Sci. Instrum. 78, 043710 (2007). 10. K. Jefimovs, O. Bunk, F. Pfeiffer, D. Grolimund, J.F. van der Veen, and C. David Fabrication of Fresnel zone plates for hard X-rays, Microelectron. Eng. 84, 1467-1470 (2007). 11. O. Bunk, A. Diaz, F. Pfeiffer, C. David, C. Padeste, H. Keymeulen, P.R. Willmott, B.D. Patterson, B. Schmitt, D.K. Satapathy, J.F. van der Veen, H. Guo, and G.H. Wegdam, Confinement-induced liquid ordering investigated by x-ray phase retrieval, Phys. Rev. E 75, 021501 (2007). 12. F. Pfeiffer, C. David, J.F. van der Veen, C. Bergemann, Nanometer focusing properties of Fresnel zone plates described by dynamical diffraction theory, Phys. Rev. B 73, 245331 (2006). 13. T. Weitkamp, C. David, C. Kottler, O. Bunk, C. Grünzweig, and F. Pfeiffer, Tomography with grating interferometers at low-brilliance sources, SPIE Int. Soc. Opt. Eng. 6318, 28 (2006). 14. T. Weitkamp, A. Diaz, C. David, F. Pfeiffer, M. Stampanoni, P. Cloetens, and E. Ziegler, X-ray phase imaging with a grating interferometer, Opt. Express 13, 6296-6304 (2005). 15. I.A. Vartanyants, I.K. Robinson, G.J. Williams, F. Pfeiffer, H. Metzger, Z. Zhong, and G. Bauer, Coherent x-ray diffraction from quantum dots, Phys. Rev. B 71, 245302 (2005). 16. O. Bunk, F. Pfeiffer, M. Stampanoni, B.D. Patterson, C. Schulze-Briese, and C. David, X-ray beam-position monitoring in the sub-micrometre and sub-second regime, J. Synchrotron Rad. 12, 795-799 (2005). 17. A. Diaz, C. David, H. Guo, H. Keymeulen, F. Pfeiffer, and J.F van der Veen, Micro cavity arrays for X-ray diffraction studies of ordering phenomena in confined colloid solutions, Physica B 357, 199 (2005). 18. U. Pietsch, T. Panzner, F. Pfeiffer, and I.K. Robinson, Substrate morphology repetition in thick polymer films, Physica B 357,136 (2005). 19. F. Pfeiffer, Wei Zhang, and I.K. Robinson, Coherent grazing exit x-ray scattering geometry for probing the structure of thin films, Appl. Phys. Lett. 84, 1847 (2004). 20. A. Jarre, T. Salditt, T. Panzner, U. Pietsch, and F. Pfeiffer, White beam x-ray waveguide optics, Appl. Phys. Lett. 85, 161 (2004). 21. F. van der Veen and F. Pfeiffer, Coherent X-ray Scattering, J. Phys.: Cond. Mat. 16, 5003 (2004). 22. T. Weitkamp, A. Diaz, B. Noehammer, F. Pfeiffer, M. Stampanoni, and C. David, Moire interferometry formulas for hard x-ray wavefront sensing, SPIE Int. Soc. Opt. Eng. 5533, 140 (2004). 23. T. Weitkamp, A. Diaz, B. Noehammer, F. Pfeiffer, T. Rohbeck, and C. David, Hard x-ray phase imaging and tomography with a grating interferometer, SPIE Int. Soc. Opt. Eng. 5535, 137 (2004). 24. T. Salditt, F. Pfeiffer, U. Mennicke, A. Jarre, A. Mazuelas, and H. Metzger, X-ray waveguides and thin macromolecular films, Physica B 336, 181 (2003). 25. I.K. Robinson, F. Pfeiffer, I.A. Vartanyants, Yugang Sun, and Younan Xia, Enhancement of coherent X-ray diffraction of nanocrystals by introduction of x-ray optics, Optics Express, 11, 2329 (2003). 26. F. Pfeiffer, C. David, and T. Salditt, 1D and 2D X-ray waveguides: Optics and applications, Journal de Physique IV 104, 211-216 (2003). 27. F. Pfeiffer, U. Mennike, and T. Salditt, Waveguide enhanced scattering from thin biomolecular films,
J. Appl. Cryst. 35, 163-167 (2002). 28. F. Pfeiffer, V. Leiner, P. Høghøj, and I. Anderson, Neutron waveguides: A new neutron optical device for submicrometer neutron beams, SPIE Int. Soc. Opt. Eng. 4509, 79 (2002). 29. P. Courtois, B. Hamelin, H. Humblot, L. Alianelli, and F. Pfeiffer, Development of Neutron Optical Components at ILL,
Applied Physics A: Supplement ICNS 2001, (2002). 30. F. Pfeiffer, P. Høghøj, I.S. Anderson, and V. Leiner, Neutron waveguides: a new neutron optical device, SPIE Int. Soc. Opt. Eng. 4765, 78-86 (2002). 31. F. Pfeiffer, T. Salditt, C. David, and P. Høghøj, Reflection of waveguided x-rays in two dimensional nanostructures, J. Appl. Cryst. 35, 430 (2002). 32. F. Pfeiffer, T. Salditt, C. David, P. Høghøj, and I. Anderson, New design schemes for x-ray waveguides based on multilayers and nanostructures, SPIE Int. Soc. Opt. Eng. 4145, 193 (2001). 33. F. Pfeiffer, T. Salditt, P. Høghøj, and I. Anderson, X-ray waveguides with multiple guiding layers, Phys. Rev. B 62, 16939 (2000). Patent applications 1. F. Pfeiffer and C. David, A method for radiographic and tomographic imaging based on the absorption, phase shift, and scattering of x-rays, European patent application Nr. EP06014449 (2006). 2. F. Pfeiffer, T. Weitkamp, C. David, Interferometer for quantitative phase contrast imaging and tomography with an incoherent polychromatic x-ray source, European patent application Nr. EP05012121 (2005). Press releases - media response 1. F. Pfeiffer et al., X-ray Phase Contrast Imaging using a Grating Interferometer, Europhysics News Vol. 37, 13 (2006). 2. Franz Pfeiffer, Ein Phasenkontrast-Mikroskop für Neutronen, Physik in unserer Zeit 37, 210 (2006). 3. Eric D. Isaacs, X-ray nanovision, Nature 442, 35 (2006). 4. David Lindley, Neutron Vision, Physical Review Focus 17, story 20 (2006). 5. Ulf von Rauchhaupt, Blick in die Weichteile, Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung, Nr. 13, S. 68 (02.04.2006). 6. Ed Gerstner, Soft Focus, Nature 440, 619 (2006). 7. A discerning view - A new way of processing X-rays gives much clearer images, The Economist, Vol. 379, Nr. 8471, S. 73 (01.04.2006). 8. Sharp Set, The Engineer, April issue (13.04.2006). 9. X-ray Method Improves Soft Tissue Visualization, NEW YORK, Reuters Health, (31.03.2006). 10. Rainer Scharf, Einfach bessere Röntgenbilder, Online auf www.pro-physik.de (10.04.2006). 11. Naila Moreira, X Ray Excels: Technique brings a new image to medicine Science News Online, Vol. 168, No. 8 (20.08.2005). 12. Bill Wine, Phase Sensitive X-Ray: A new wave of imaging, RT Image 18, 14-16 (2005). 13. Rainer Scharf, Der feinste Röntgenstrahl, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, Nr. 159, S. 40 (12.07.2002). 14. Till H. Metzger, Squeezing X-ray Photons, Science 297, 205 (2002). Curriculum Vitae Personal details 25.11.1972 Born in Kösching (Ingolstadt/ Germany) Education 1993 - 1999 Student at the Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich (Germany) Diploma thesis ‘X-ray waveguides' at the Institut Laue-Langevin (Grenoble, France) 1999 Diploma in Physics 2000 - 2002 PhD thesis ‘X-ray and neutron waveguides' at the Center of Nanoscience (Munich, Germany), the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility (Grenoble, France), and the University of Saarbrücken (Germany) 2002 Doctoral Degree in Physics (summa cum laude) Professional career 2003 - 2005 Scientist at the Paul Scherrer Institut (Switzerland), Research and design of an instrument for coherent x-ray scattering at the Swiss Light Source 2003 Visiting scientist (6 months) at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (USA) 2005 - 2007 Group leader of the Coherent X-Ray Scattering group at the Swiss Light Source, Paul Scherrer Institut (Switzerland) 2007 - now Assistant Professor of Physics, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (Switzerland) Awards 2003 Dr. Eduard-Martin-Award (Ph.D.) of the University of Saarbrücken 2007 Nomination as Assistant Professor for Physics Social interests Sports Marathon, Mountaineering, Diving Music Jazz
Category: Physics & Astronomy
Type: Scientist & Engineers
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