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Extended formalism for simulating compound refractive lens-based x-ray microscopes

Optics 2016-02-09 v1

Abstract

We present a comprehensive formalism for the simulation and optimisation of CRLs in both condensing and full-field imaging configurations. The approach extends ray transfer matrix analysis to account for x-ray attenuation by the lens material. Closed analytical expressions for critical imaging parameters such as numerical aperture, vignetting, chromatic aberration and focal length are provided for both thin- and thick-lens imaging geometries.

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@article{arxiv.1602.02703,
  title  = {Extended formalism for simulating compound refractive lens-based x-ray microscopes},
  author = {Hugh Simons and Sonja Rosenlund Ahl and Henning Friis Poulsen and Carsten Detlefs},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1602.02703},
  year   = {2016}
}

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11 pages, 1 figure

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