Multiple-channel, total-reflection optic with controllable divergence
US5604353A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 12, 1995 |
| Grant date | Feb 18, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 12, 2015 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG21K2201/068
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus and method for providing focused x-ray, gamma-ray, charged particle and neutral particle, including neutron, radiation beams with a controllable amount of divergence are disclosed. The apparatus features a novel use of a radiation blocking structure, which, when combined with multiple-channel total reflection optics, increases the versatility of the optics by providing user-controlled output-beam divergence.
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