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Title: Hard x-ray nanofocusing by refractive lenses of constant thickness

Abstract

In order to focus light or x rays, the thickness of a refractive lens is typically varied over its aperture. Here, we present a refractive x-ray lens made of lamellae of constant thickness, the refractive lamellar lens. Refractive power is created by a specific bending of the lamellae rather than by a concave lens profile. This very special design has the technological advantage that materials like sapphire or diamond can be used to make lenses by coating techniques. A first lens prototype focused x rays with a photon energy E = 15.25 keV to a lateral beam size of 164 nm × 296 nm full width at half maximum.

Authors:
; ; ;  [1];  [1];  [2];  [3]; ; ; ;  [4];  [5];  [1];  [2]
  1. Institute of Structural Physics, Technische Universität Dresden, D-01062 Dresden (Germany)
  2. Germany
  3. Faculty of Mathematics, Technische Universität Chemnitz, D-09107 Chemnitz (Germany)
  4. Institute of Semiconductors and Microsystems, Technische Universität Dresden, D-01062 Dresden (Germany)
  5. Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, D-22607 Hamburg (Germany)
Publication Date:
OSTI Identifier:
22350780
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
Applied Physics Letters
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 105; Journal Issue: 13; Other Information: (c) 2014 Author(s); Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); Journal ID: ISSN 0003-6951
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
75 CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS, SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY; APERTURES; BEAMS; BENDING; CRYSTALLINE LENS; DIAMONDS; HARD X RADIATION; KEV RANGE; MATERIALS; REFRACTION; SAPPHIRE; THICKNESS; VISIBLE RADIATION

Citation Formats

Seiboth, F., E-mail: frank.seiboth@tu-dresden.de, Scholz, M., Patommel, J., Hoppe, R., Wittwer, F., Reinhardt, J., Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, D-22607 Hamburg, Seidel, J., Knaut, M., Jahn, A., Richter, K., Bartha, J. W., Falkenberg, G., Schroer, C. G., Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, D-22607 Hamburg, and Department Physik, Universität Hamburg, Luruper Chaussee 149, D-22761 Hamburg. Hard x-ray nanofocusing by refractive lenses of constant thickness. United States: N. p., 2014. Web. doi:10.1063/1.4896914.
Seiboth, F., E-mail: frank.seiboth@tu-dresden.de, Scholz, M., Patommel, J., Hoppe, R., Wittwer, F., Reinhardt, J., Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, D-22607 Hamburg, Seidel, J., Knaut, M., Jahn, A., Richter, K., Bartha, J. W., Falkenberg, G., Schroer, C. G., Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, D-22607 Hamburg, & Department Physik, Universität Hamburg, Luruper Chaussee 149, D-22761 Hamburg. Hard x-ray nanofocusing by refractive lenses of constant thickness. United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4896914
Seiboth, F., E-mail: frank.seiboth@tu-dresden.de, Scholz, M., Patommel, J., Hoppe, R., Wittwer, F., Reinhardt, J., Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, D-22607 Hamburg, Seidel, J., Knaut, M., Jahn, A., Richter, K., Bartha, J. W., Falkenberg, G., Schroer, C. G., Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, D-22607 Hamburg, and Department Physik, Universität Hamburg, Luruper Chaussee 149, D-22761 Hamburg. 2014. "Hard x-ray nanofocusing by refractive lenses of constant thickness". United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4896914.
@article{osti_22350780,
title = {Hard x-ray nanofocusing by refractive lenses of constant thickness},
author = {Seiboth, F., E-mail: frank.seiboth@tu-dresden.de and Scholz, M. and Patommel, J. and Hoppe, R. and Wittwer, F. and Reinhardt, J. and Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, D-22607 Hamburg and Seidel, J. and Knaut, M. and Jahn, A. and Richter, K. and Bartha, J. W. and Falkenberg, G. and Schroer, C. G. and Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, D-22607 Hamburg and Department Physik, Universität Hamburg, Luruper Chaussee 149, D-22761 Hamburg},
abstractNote = {In order to focus light or x rays, the thickness of a refractive lens is typically varied over its aperture. Here, we present a refractive x-ray lens made of lamellae of constant thickness, the refractive lamellar lens. Refractive power is created by a specific bending of the lamellae rather than by a concave lens profile. This very special design has the technological advantage that materials like sapphire or diamond can be used to make lenses by coating techniques. A first lens prototype focused x rays with a photon energy E = 15.25 keV to a lateral beam size of 164 nm × 296 nm full width at half maximum.},
doi = {10.1063/1.4896914},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/22350780}, journal = {Applied Physics Letters},
issn = {0003-6951},
number = 13,
volume = 105,
place = {United States},
year = {Mon Sep 29 00:00:00 EDT 2014},
month = {Mon Sep 29 00:00:00 EDT 2014}
}