X-ray vortex beams: A theoretical analysis

Optics Express

Volumn 11, Issue 19, 2003, Pages 2315-2322

  Peele, A G ^a   Nugent, K A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE DIFFRACTION; INTERFEROMETRY; LIGHT PROPAGATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTICAL VARIABLES MEASUREMENT; REFRACTIVE INDEX; SYNCHROTRON RADIATION; VORTEX FLOW; X RAY OPTICS;

FRESNEL DIFFRACTION; GAUSSIAN BEAMS; OPTICAL VORTICES; X-RAY VORTEX BEAMS;

OPTICAL SYSTEMS;

EID: 2942700036     PISSN: 10944087     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.11.002315     Document Type: Article

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