Diamond Light Source Photographic Exhibition

72 73 Spot the shining star where the tiny samples are placed, and X-rays are shone onto them to create an image of their elemental composition. Resolutions on this beamline, I14, can go down to the 50 nanometre level – a few millionths of a millimetre!​ (Image: Andrew Brookes) Samples at Diamond range from tiny pin head size and smaller, to a couple of metres and up to two tonnes in weight. This is a picture of a sample of wood taken from the Tudor warship the Mary Rose that has been analysed for conservation purposes. This year the Mary Rose Trust celebrates the 40 years since the ship was brought to the surface from the sea bed.​ (Image: Stephen Kill)