A superbright X-ray laboratory microsource empowered by a novel restoration algorithm

A first-generation-synchrotron-class X-ray laboratory microsource, in combination with a new restoration algorithm, was used to probe nanoscale-assembled superstructures with grazing-incidence small-angle X-ray scattering. The proposed algorithm allows the virtual enhancement of the instrument brilliance, improving signal-to-noise ratio and fringe visibility and reaching performances comparable to third-generation synchrotron radiation beamlines.