A numerical wave-optical approach for the simulation of analyzer-based x-ray imaging

Optics Express

Volumn 15, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 5641-5648

  Bravin, A ^a   Mocella, V ^b   Coan, P ^a   Astolfo, A ^a,c   Ferrero, C ^a  

^a EUROPEAN SYNCHROTRON RADIATION FACILITY   (France)

^b CNR   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONVOLUTION; DIFFRACTION; GREEN'S FUNCTION; INTEGRAL EQUATIONS; MONOCHROMATORS;

FREE SPACE PROPAGATION; OPTICAL FIELDS; POLYCHROMATICITY; X-RAY IMAGING;

IMAGING TECHNIQUES;

EID: 34247851046     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.15.005641     Document Type: Article

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