Production and performance of multilayer–coated conical x–ray mirrors

Applied Optics

Volumn 42, Issue 34, 2003, Pages 6945-6952

  Ulmer, Melville P ^a   Altkorn, Robert ^a   Graham, Michael E ^b   Madan, Anita ^a,c   Chu, Yong S ^d  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Northwestern University   (United States)

^c IBM   (United States)

^d ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COATINGS; ELECTROFORMING; FOCUSING; GAMMA RAYS; MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; MAGNETRON SPUTTERING; MULTILAYERS; NICKEL; REFLECTION; SILICON; TUNGSTEN; X RAY OPTICS;

FOCAL LENGTHS; POSITION SENSITIVE DETECTORS;

MIRRORS;

EID: 0345117228     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 21553165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.42.006945     Document Type: Article

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