X-ray microscope: Xradia Versa 520
SUBIC has a laboratory X-ray imaging system: Zeiss Xradia Versa 520.
The ZEISS Xradia Versa 520 is a high‑end system in the Xradia Versa family. Equipped with user‑friendly control software and an advanced X‑ray microscopic imaging system, it provides an excellent platform for non‑destructive, high‑resolution 3D imaging. The system has been widely used to study a broad range of samples, from insect eyes to animal bones and fossils.
Objective Specifications
Objective | Voxel size (isotropic) (μm) | Best resolution measured at SUBIC (μm) | Maximal field of view (mm) | Suggested sample width (mm) |
0.4x | ~3 – 25 | ~5 | 50 | < 400 mm |
4x | ~0.5 – 2.5 | 1.3 | 5 | < 100 mm |
20x | ~0.27 – 0.5 | ~0.9 | 1 | < a few cm |
40x | ~0.15 – 0.25 | ~0.7 | 0.5 | A few mm |
Resolution test for (left) 20x and (right) 40x objective.
Read more about Starting, running and finishing a project with X-ray.
Last updated: 2026-11-02
Source: Department of Linguistics