How do the X-Rays actually examine the seawater?

Question: How do the X-Rays actually examine the seawater?
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  x-ray
Asked by to Veronica, Ben on 16 Jun 2014. This question was also asked by .
- Ben Butler answered on 16 Jun 2014:
  
  When I use X-rays, I fire them at frozen seawater. They work in a similar way to the X-rays used to see what’s going on in our bodies, but they are 10,000 times more powerful!
  
  Because the X-ray are so powerful, they can be used like a GIANT microscope. The X-rays let us see how tiny ice and salt crystals grow at really cold temperatures in AMAZING detail.
- Veronica Celorrio answered on 17 Jun 2014:
  
  I do not use X-rays to examine seawater…so better trust Ben in this one!

Question: How do the X-Rays actually examine the seawater?