The renaissance of x‐ray optics

APR 01, 1984

New optical elements such as multilayer mirrors and zone‐plate lenses allow the extension of imaging and holography techniques to the spectral region below 300 Å.

DOI: 10.1063/1.2916193

James H. Underwood

David T. Attwood

There has been a spectacular resurgence of interest in the soft x‐ray and extreme ultraviolet regions of the electromagnetic spectrum in the past few years. In part, this is due to the development of new x‐ray optical devices that have given us an x‐ray view of the universe on scales ranging from the microscopic to the astronomical (see figure 1).

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James H. Underwood. Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, California.

David T. Attwood. Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, California.