Whispering Gallery Mirrors for the Soft X-Ray Region: Properties and Applications

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Bukreeva, I. N. | Kozhevnikov, I. V. | Vinogradov, A. V.

Affiliations: P. N. Lebedev Physics Institute, Leninsky pr. 53, Moscow, Russia

Note: [] E-mail address: art@xray.fian.msk.su

Abstract: Basic properties of whispering gallery mirrors in the soft x-ray region are considered. The following applications of whispering gallery optics are discussed: increasing the utilization efficiency of point source radiation, deflecting a synchrotron radiation beam to the vertical plane and transporting it to another horizontal level, resonators for soft x-ray lasers, and using the whispering gallery effect to investigate the roughness of concave surfaces.

DOI: 10.3233/XST-1995-5405

Journal: Journal of X-Ray Science and Technology, vol. 5, no. 4, pp. 396-419, 1995