Alignment of a grazing incidence x-ray interferometer

Ann F. Shipley; Webster C. Cash

doi:10.1117/12.447311

5 November 2001 Alignment of a grazing incidence x-ray interferometer

Ann F. Shipley, Webster C. Cash

Proceedings Volume 4444, Optomechanical Design and Engineering 2001; (2001) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.447311
Event: International Symposium on Optical Science and Technology, 2001, San Diego, CA, United States

Abstract

Our group at the University of Colorado has built a prototype interferometer that demonstrates x-ray fringes. We briefly describe how the instrument works and its geometry, and then present a detailed optical tolerance analysis. Careful analysis shows a grazing incidence design provides enough tolerance relaxation for our x-ray interferometer to work. The challenging nature of x-ray alignment has led us to a methodology that employs a succession of decreasing wavelengths. We also present fringe optimization methods and address environmental conditions that affect stability.

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Ann F. Shipley and Webster C. Cash "Alignment of a grazing incidence x-ray interferometer", Proc. SPIE 4444, Optomechanical Design and Engineering 2001, (5 November 2001); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.447311

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