Beryllium parabolic refractive x-ray lenses

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 4783, Issue , 2002, Pages 10-18

  Schroer, Christian G ^a   Kuhlmann, Marion ^a   Lengeler, Bruno ^a   Günzler, Til Florian ^a   Kurapova, O ^a   Benner, Boris ^a   Rau, Christoph ^b   Simionovici, Alexandre S ^b   Snigirev, Anatoly A ^b   Snigireva, Irina ^b  

^a RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b EUROPEAN SYNCHROTRON RADIATION FACILITY   (France)

Author keywords

Parabolic refractive x ray lens; X ray microbeam; X ray microscopy; X ray optics

Indexed keywords

BERYLLIUM; FLUORESCENCE; MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION; OPTICAL INSTRUMENT LENSES; OPTICAL RESOLVING POWER; X RAYS;

FULL WIDTH HALF MAXIMUM; LATERAL BEAM SIZE; MAGNIFICATION; PARABOLIC REFRACTIVE X RAY LENSES; X RAY MICROBEAM; X RAY MICROSCOPY;

X RAY OPTICS;

EID: 0036986621     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.451013     Document Type: Conference Paper

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