X-ray optical applications

Our main focus is on X-ray optical elements. As in classic optics, the main parameters to describe a material’s behavior are refraction, absorption, and scattering. And just as in classic optics, interference may take place and can be utilized in several ways. The wavelength range extends over at least 3 orders of magnitude, from 0.01nm to 10nm. The material’s behavior is defined by the electrons of the inner shells of the elements, in stark contrast to its optical properties, which are defined by chemical bonds. An excellent survey of X-ray optics can be found at www.x-ray-optics.de. 

Microworks supplies bespoke X-ray optical elements for wavefront analysis and customer-specific instruments as well as standard gratings for grating-based interferometry.