High-efficiency multilevel zone plates for keV X-rays

Nature

Volumn 401, Issue 6756, 1999, Pages 895-898

  Di Fabrizio, E ^a   Romanato, F ^a   Gentill, M ^b   Cabrini, S ^b   Kaulich, B ^c   Susini, J ^c   Barrett, R ^c  

^a SINCROTRONE TRIESTE   (Italy)

^b Ist di Elettron dello Stato Solido   (Italy)

^c EUROPEAN SYNCHROTRON RADIATION FACILITY   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ELECTRON BEAM; LENS; OPTICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; X RAY;

EID: 0033613416     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/44791     Document Type: Article

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