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Title: Parabolic single-crystal diamond lenses for coherent x-ray imaging

Journal Article · · Applied Physics Letters
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4931357· OSTI ID:1221683

We demonstrate parabolic single-crystal diamond compound refractive lenses designed for coherent x-ray imaging resilient to extreme thermal and radiation loading expected from next generation light sources. To ensure the preservation of coherence and resilience, the lenses are manufactured from the highest-quality single-crystalline synthetic diamond material grown by a high-pressure high-temperature technique. Picosecond laser milling is applied to machine lenses to parabolic shapes with a ≃1 μm precision and surface roughness. The compound refractive lens comprised of six lenses with a radius of curvature R=200 μm at the vertex of the parabola and a geometrical aperture A=900 μm focuses 10 keV x-ray photons from an undulator source at the Advanced Photon Source facility to a focal spot size of ≃20×90 μm2 with a gain factor of ≃50-100.

Research Organization:
Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
Grant/Contract Number:
AC02-06CH11357
OSTI ID:
1221683
Alternate ID(s):
OSTI ID: 1221644; OSTI ID: 1420523
Journal Information:
Applied Physics Letters, Journal Name: Applied Physics Letters Vol. 107 Journal Issue: 11; ISSN 0003-6951
Publisher:
American Institute of PhysicsCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Citation Metrics:
Cited by: 43 works
Citation information provided by
Web of Science

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