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Hard x-ray imaging using free-standing spherically bent crystals.
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Review of Scientific Instruments . Mar2003, Vol. 74 Issue 3, p2224. 4p. - Publication Year :
- 2003
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Abstract
- We report the attempt to prepare free-standing spherically bent Si crystals with radii of curvature as small as 30 cm and large uniform working areas up to several cm². We also report on the use of these crystals in the Laue geometry to record two-dimensional high spatial resolution x-ray images in the hard x-ray region (λ∼0.5 Å). We discuss how these bent crystals were made, and show how these spherically bent crystals were used in the Laue geometry to obtain hard x-ray images of test objects at the silver K-alpha wavelength at two different magnifications. The mean spatial resolution of this x-ray imaging scheme, determined from the recorded image traces, was found to be better than 10 µm over a field of view of 1.5×1.5 mm. Contributions of possible focusing mechanisms (dynamical and polychromatic) are discussed. Additional theoretical understanding of how such a scheme is working is needed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *X-rays
*IMAGING systems
*SILICON crystals
*SCIENTIFIC apparatus & instruments
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- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00346748
- Volume :
- 74
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Review of Scientific Instruments
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 9208602
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1537858