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Title: Diffraction crystals for sagittally focusing x-rays

Abstract

The invention is a new type of diffraction crystal designed for sagittally focusing photons of various energies. The invention is based on the discovery that such focusing is not obtainable with conventional crystals because of distortion resulting from anticlastic curvature. The new crystal comprises a monocrystalline base having a front face contoured for sagittally focusing photons and a back face provided with rigid, upstanding, stiffening ribs restricting anticlastic curvature. When mounted in a suitable bending device, the reflecting face of the crystal can be adjusted to focus photons having any one of a range of energies.

Inventors:
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Issue Date:
OSTI Identifier:
6363782
Application Number:
ON: DE83010498
Assignee:
EDB-83-080519
DOE Contract Number:  
W-7405-ENG-26
Resource Type:
Patent
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
73 NUCLEAR PHYSICS AND RADIATION PHYSICS; 43 PARTICLE ACCELERATORS; GRATINGS; DESIGN; MONOCHROMATORS; SYNCHROTRON RADIATION; FOCUSING; X RADIATION; BEAM OPTICS; MONOCRYSTALS; PHOTONS; X-RAY DIFFRACTION; BREMSSTRAHLUNG; COHERENT SCATTERING; CRYSTALS; DIFFRACTION; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; IONIZING RADIATIONS; MASSLESS PARTICLES; RADIATIONS; SCATTERING; 654001* - Radiation & Shielding Physics- Radiation Physics, Shielding Calculations & Experiments; 430303 - Particle Accelerators- Experimental Facilities & Equipment

Citation Formats

Ice, G E, and Sparks, Jr, C J. Diffraction crystals for sagittally focusing x-rays. United States: N. p., 1982. Web.
Ice, G E, & Sparks, Jr, C J. Diffraction crystals for sagittally focusing x-rays. United States.
Ice, G E, and Sparks, Jr, C J. Mon . "Diffraction crystals for sagittally focusing x-rays". United States.
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title = {Diffraction crystals for sagittally focusing x-rays},
author = {Ice, G E and Sparks, Jr, C J},
abstractNote = {The invention is a new type of diffraction crystal designed for sagittally focusing photons of various energies. The invention is based on the discovery that such focusing is not obtainable with conventional crystals because of distortion resulting from anticlastic curvature. The new crystal comprises a monocrystalline base having a front face contoured for sagittally focusing photons and a back face provided with rigid, upstanding, stiffening ribs restricting anticlastic curvature. When mounted in a suitable bending device, the reflecting face of the crystal can be adjusted to focus photons having any one of a range of energies.},
doi = {},
journal = {},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {Mon Jun 07 00:00:00 EDT 1982},
month = {Mon Jun 07 00:00:00 EDT 1982}
}

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