Large-field high-resolution x-ray monochromatic microscope based on spherical crystals and high-repetition-rate laser-produced plasmas

Tatiana A. Pikuz; Anatoly Ya. Faenov; Moshe Fraenkel; Arie Zigler; Francesco Flora; Sarah Bollanti; Paolo Di Lazzaro; Tommaso Letardi; Antonio Grilli; Libero Palladino; Giuseppe Tomassetti; Armando Reale; Lucia Reale; Anna Scafati; Tania Limongi; Francesca Bonfigli

doi:10.1117/12.371143

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23 November 1999 Large-field high-resolution x-ray monochromatic microscope based on spherical crystals and high-repetition-rate laser-produced plasmas

Tatiana A. Pikuz, Anatoly Ya. Faenov, Moshe Fraenkel, Arie Zigler, Francesco Flora, Sarah Bollanti, Paolo Di Lazzaro, Tommaso Letardi, Antonio Grilli, Libero Palladino, Giuseppe Tomassetti, Armando Reale, Lucia Reale, Anna Scafati, Tania Limongi, Francesca Bonfigli

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Proceedings Volume 3767, EUV, X-Ray, and Neutron Optics and Sources; (1999) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.371143
Event: SPIE's International Symposium on Optical Science, Engineering, and Instrumentation, 1999, Denver, CO, United States

Abstract

The combination of a table-top laser produced plasma X-ray source and spherically bent crystals for the soft X-ray region is used in traditional X-ray microscopy schemes. The X-ray source is well localized both spatially (approximately 20 micrometer) and temporally (1 ps - 10 ns, it depends on the used laser) and it is spectrally tunable in a relatively wide range (6 - 19 angstrom). High quality monochromatic ((delta) (lambda) /(lambda) approximately 10^-5 - 10^-3) images with high spatial resolution (up to approximately 4 micrometer) and in a large field of view (few mm) are presented. For many applications, these low-cost compact systems can offer a simple alternative to the larger installations which are usually used. It was demonstrated that the spherically bent crystals can be efficiently used in a wide ((Theta) equals 40 - 90 degrees) range of reflection angles, thus allowing wide wavelength selection. A very efficient concentration of monochromatic X-Ray radiation into different spot shapes (line, circle spot, etc) is demonstrated.

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Tatiana A. Pikuz, Anatoly Ya. Faenov, Moshe Fraenkel, Arie Zigler, Francesco Flora, Sarah Bollanti, Paolo Di Lazzaro, Tommaso Letardi, Antonio Grilli, Libero Palladino, Giuseppe Tomassetti, Armando Reale, Lucia Reale, Anna Scafati, Tania Limongi, and Francesca Bonfigli "Large-field high-resolution x-ray monochromatic microscope based on spherical crystals and high-repetition-rate laser-produced plasmas", Proc. SPIE 3767, EUV, X-Ray, and Neutron Optics and Sources, (23 November 1999); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.371143

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