U.S. Particle Accelerator School
U.S. Particle Accelerator School
Education in Beam Physics and Accelerator Technology

Hard X-Ray Synchrotron Radiation Optics course

Sponsoring University:

University of Chicago

Course:

Hard X-Ray Synchrotron Radiation Optics

Instructor:

Dennis Mills, Argonne National Lab

This course is intended to provide a basic understanding of hard x-ray optical components used at synchrotron radiation sources, with particular emphasis on optics for third generation sources. The course will begin with an overview of the relevant properties of synchrotron radiation (spatial, angular, spectral, polarization, and power distributions). The physics and applications of total external reflection optics (mirrors) and single crystal optical components (monochromators, phase retarders, high-resolution monochromators, etc.) will make up a large portion of the course. The remaining time will be allocated to discussions of addition optical components of interest such as multilayers, zone plates, and others.