title: Parabolic refractive X-ray lenses.
abstract: Parabolic refractive X-ray lenses are optical components, especially suitable for third-generation synchrotron radiation sources. This article describes the status of the development of our lenses and illustrates the possibilities for micrometre and submicrometre focusing and for X-ray imaging in absorption and phase contrast. The parabolic lens profile ensures distortion-free imaging of high quality. First characteristics of Be lenses are given. A microscope based on Be lenses is expected to have a lateral resolution below 80 nm.
authors.affiliation: II. Physikalisches Institut, RWTH Aachen, D-52056 Aachen, Germany. lengeler@physik.rwth-aachen.de
authors.forename: Bruno
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Lengeler
authors.forename: Christian G
authors.initials: CG
authors.lastname: Schroer
authors.forename: Boris
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Benner
authors.forename: Achim
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gerhardus
authors.forename: Til Florian
authors.initials: TF
authors.lastname: Günzler
authors.forename: Marion
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kuhlmann
authors.forename: Jannik
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Meyer
authors.forename: Christiane
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Zimprich