From x-ray telescopes to neutron scattering: Using axisymmetric mirrors to focus a neutron beam

We demonstrate neutron beam focusing by axisymmetric mirror systems based on a pair of mirrors consisting of a confocal ellipsoid and hyperboloid. Such a system, known as a Wolter mirror configuration, is commonly used in x-ray telescopes. The axisymmetric Wolter geometry allows nesting of severa...

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Main Authors: Khaykovich, Boris, Gubarev, M. V., Bagdasarova, Yelena S., Ramsey, B. D., Moncton, David E.
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Physics
Format: Article
Language:en_US
Published: Elsevier 2011
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/61704
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9490-2771