Skip to main content
U.S. Department of Energy
Office of Scientific and Technical Information

Wide-angle point-to-point x-ray imaging with almost arbitrarily large angles of incidence

Journal Article · · Review of Scientific Instruments
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2965010· OSTI ID:21266587
; ; ;  [1]; ; ;  [2]
  1. Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory, Princeton, New Jersey 08543 (United States)
  2. Plasma Science and Fusion Center, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139 (United States)
The paper describes a new scheme for wide-angle point-to-point x-ray imaging with almost arbitrarily large angles of incidence by a matched pair of spherically bent crystals to eliminate the astigmatism, which is a well-known imaging error of spherical mirrors. In addition to x rays, the scheme should be applicable to a very broad spectrum of the electromagnetic radiation, including microwaves, infrared and visible light, as well as UV and extreme UV radiation, if the crystals are replaced with appropriate spherical reflectors. The scheme may also be applicable to the imaging with ultrasound.
OSTI ID:
21266587
Journal Information:
Review of Scientific Instruments, Journal Name: Review of Scientific Instruments Journal Issue: 10 Vol. 79; ISSN 0034-6748; ISSN RSINAK
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English