Easy spectrally tunable highly efficient X-ray backlighting schemes based on spherically bent crystals

Laser and Particle Beams

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 289-300

  Pikuz, T ^a   Faenov, A ^a,g   Skobelev, I ^a   Magunov, A ^a   Labate, L ^b   Gizzi, L A ^b   Galimberti, M ^b   Zigler, A ^c   Baldacchini, G ^d   Flora, F ^d   Bollanti, S ^d   Di Lazzaro, P ^d   Murra, D ^d   Tomassetti, G ^e   Ritucci, A ^e   Reale, A ^e   Reale, L ^e   Francucci, M ^f   Martelluci, S ^f   Petrocelli, G ^f  

^a Natl Res Inst Phys Tech/RM   (Russian Federation)

^b AREA DELLA RICERCA   (Italy)

^c HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^d ENEA   (Italy)

^e INFM   (Italy)

^f UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^g Multicharged Ions Spectra Data Center of VNIIFTRI   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Plasma diagnostics; X ray backlighting; X ray imaging; X ray optics

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MONOCHROMATORS; PLASMA DIAGNOSTICS; RAY TRACING;

RAY-TRACING SIMULATIONS; X-RAY BACKLIGHTING; X-RAY IMAGING;

X RAY OPTICS;

EID: 10044241574     PISSN: 02630346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0263034604223138     Document Type: Conference Paper

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