Multilayer mirror systems to form hard X-ray beams

• Authors: Anton Akhsakhalyan , Aram Akhsakhlyan , Alexander Kharitonov , Eugenie Kluenkov , Vladimir Murav’ev , Nikolay Salashchenko
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

This paper is an overview of the research activities carried out in the past five years at the Institute for Physics of Microstructures RAS and “X-ray” Company towards the manufacture of multilayer mirror systems capable of forming X-ray beams in the subnanometer range of wavelengths. The systems fabrication technology is presented, including techniques for producing supersmooth surfaces of specified shape, methods of graded multilayer structure deposition on such surfaces, and the principles of designing optimal mirror parameters. The characteristics of a quadrelliptical reflector-a novel high light-gathering power four-corner focusing system-are reported.

Keywords

EN

X-ray optics; multilayer mirror; crossed cylindrical mirrors; X-ray tube; 41.50+h; 73.21.Ac; 07.85.Fv

• Publisher: De Gruyter Open
• Journal: Open Physics
• Year: 2005
• Volume: 3
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 163-177

Dates

published

1 - 6 - 2005

online

1 - 6 - 2005

Contributors

author

Anton Akhsakhalyan

• Institute for Physics of Microstructures of the Russian Academy of Science, “X-ray” Company, GSP-105, 603600, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia

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Aram Akhsakhlyan

• Institute for Physics of Microstructures of the Russian Academy of Science, “X-ray” Company, GSP-105, 603600, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia

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Alexander Kharitonov

• Institute for Physics of Microstructures of the Russian Academy of Science, “X-ray” Company, GSP-105, 603600, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia

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Eugenie Kluenkov

• Institute for Physics of Microstructures of the Russian Academy of Science, “X-ray” Company, GSP-105, 603600, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia

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Vladimir Murav’ev

• Institute for Physics of Microstructures of the Russian Academy of Science, “X-ray” Company, GSP-105, 603600, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia

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Nikolay Salashchenko

• Institute for Physics of Microstructures of the Russian Academy of Science, “X-ray” Company, GSP-105, 603600, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia

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Identifiers

DOI

10.2478/BF02475584