Coherent X-Ray Optics [Kõva köide]

Paganin (physics, Monash U.) makes the most of the third-generation synchrotron sources, which have allowed for applications from structural biology to fundamental atomic physics and femtosecond chemistry. In this first book of its kind, Paganin covers x-ray wave-fields in free space, including Fresnel and Fraunhofer diffraction, Kirshcoff and Rayleigh-Sommerfeld diffraction theory and partially coherent fields, x-ray interactions with matter, including wave equations in the presence of scatterers, Born series and dynamic scattering and multislice approximation, x-ray sources and their optical elements and detectors, including diffractive, reflective and refractive optical elements as will as virtual optical elements, coherent x-ray imaging including holography and phase retrieval and singular x-ray optics such as Nodal lines, domain walls and other topological phase defects and polynomial vortex solutions to the d'Alembert equation. One of the appendices includes a review of Fourier analysis. Annotation ©2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

This book gives a thorough treatment of the rapidly-expanding field of coherent x-ray optics, which has recently experienced something of a renaissance with the availability of third-generation synchrotron sources. It is the first book of its kind. The author begins with a treatment of the fundamentals of x-ray diffraction for both coherent and partially coherent radiation, together with the interactions of x-rays with matter. X-ray sources, optics elements and detectors are then discussed, with an emphasis on their role in coherent x-ray optics. Various facets of coherent x-ray imaging are then discussed, including holography, interferometry, self-imaging, phase contrast and phase retrieval. Lastly, the foundations of the new field of singular x-ray optics are examined. Most topics are developed from first principles, with numerous references given to the contemporary research literature. This book will be useful to x-ray physicists and students, together with optical physicists and engineers who wish to learn more about the fascinating subject of coherent x-ray optics.