Title
X-ray tests of a two-dimensional stigmatic imaging scheme with variable magnifications
Date Issued
01 January 2014
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Lu J.
Bitter M.
Hill K.
Efthimion P.
Pablant N.
Beiersdorfer P.
Caughey T.
Brunner J.
Princeton University
Publisher(s)
American Institute of Physics Inc.
Abstract
A two-dimensional stigmatic x-ray imaging scheme, consisting of two spherically bent crystals, one concave and one convex, was recently proposed [M. Bitter et al., Rev. Sci. Instrum. 83, 10E527 (2012)]. The Bragg angles and the radii of curvature of the two crystals of this imaging scheme are matched to eliminate the astigmatism and to satisfy the Bragg condition across both crystal surfaces for a given x-ray energy. In this paper, we consider more general configurations of this imaging scheme, which allow us to vary the magnification for a given pair of crystals and x-ray energy. The stigmatic imaging scheme has been validated for the first time by imaging x-rays generated by a micro-focus x-ray source with source size of 8.4 μ validated by knife-edge measurements. Results are presented from imaging the tungsten L?1 emission at 8.3976 keV, using a convex Si-422 crystaland a concave Si-533 crystal with 2d-spacings of 2.21707 A° and 1.65635 A° and radii of curvature of 500 ± 1 mm and 823 ± 1 mm, respectively, showing a spatial resolution of 54.9 μm. This imagingscheme is expected to be of interest for the two-dimensional imaging of laser produced plasmas. © 2014 AIP Publishing LLC.
Volume
85
Issue
11
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Física de plasmas y fluídos Óptica
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-84905589622
Source
Review of Scientific Instruments
ISSN of the container
00346748
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