Focusing Polycapillary Optics and Their Applications. (14th December 2010)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: MacDonald, Carolyn A.
• Other Names: Khounsary Ali Academic Editor.
• Is Part Of: X-ray optics and instrumentation. Volume 2010(2010)
• Publication Date: 2010-12-14
• Subjects: X-ray optics -- Periodicals; X-ray optics; Periodicals; Electronic journals; 621.361
• DOI: 10.1155/2010/867049
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1687-7632

Abstract

Abstract : A summary of focusing X ray polycapillary optics is presented including history, theory, modeling, and applications development. The focusing effects of polycapillary optics come from the overlap of the beams from thousands of small hollow glass tubes. Modeling efforts accurately describe optics performance to allow for system development in a wide variety of geometries. The focusing of X ray beams with polycapillary optics yields high gains in intensity and increased spatial resolution for a variety of clinical, lab-based, synchrotron or in situ analysis applications.