Polycapillary collimating optics collect x rays produced by a point source over a wide solid angle (as large as 10 - 15 degrees cone angle) and a large energy bandwidth, and provide a quasi-parallel beam with a small divergence (a few milliradians). These optics are emerging as important tools in materials analysis, medical imaging, x-ray lithography and protein crystallography. Results of measurements carried out on three multi-fiber polycapillary x-ray collimating optics are described. Parameters influencing efficient employment of these optics, such as transmission versus photon energy, output beam uniformity, and divergence are characterized. Monte Carlo simulations based on ray-tracing geometrical optics are compared with experimental performances to extract additional information.
Characterization of multifiber polycapillary x-ray collimating optics
EUV, X-Ray, and Neutron Optics and Sources ; 1999 ; Denver,CO,USA
Proc. SPIE ; 3767
1999-11-23
Aufsatz (Konferenz)
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
Characterization of multifiber polycapillary x-ray collimating optics [3767-12]
British Library Conference Proceedings | 1999
|Monochromatic applications of polycapillary optics [5196-47]
British Library Conference Proceedings | 2004
|Status of polycapillary optics and perspectives [4765-02]
British Library Conference Proceedings | 2002
|Simulation study of polycapillary x-ray optics [3444-65]
British Library Conference Proceedings | 1998
|Polycapillary x-ray optics for macromolecular crystallography [2859-44]
British Library Conference Proceedings | 1996
|