Multilayer optics for intense synchrotron x-ray beams: Recent results on their performance

Abstract
Present‐day synchrotron x‐ray beams are very demanding in terms of thermal, mechanical, and radiation stability of any optical element to be inserted in the beam. A set of multilayers was recently exposed and could resist to an x‐ray power density in excess of 7.5 W/mm2, which is comparable to the one expected for the multilayers to be used at ESRF. Such a power density was obtained by setting the multilayers at a grazing angle of about 2° in a focused wiggler beam of 4.6 keV critical energy. The specimen, W/B4C and W/Si multilayers, were cooled either at room temperature or down to liquid nitrogen temperature during an 8–16 h exposure time.

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