title: Compact matrix formalism for phase space analysis of complex optical systems.
abstract: Phase space analysis is a powerful approximate scheme for the analysis of complex optical systems. The matrix formalism introduced makes it possible to determine all important beam characteristics as a function of the distance from the source. An algebraic approach comprising matrix transformations and determinants was consistently employed rather than numerical phase space integrations. While the primary application is x-ray and neutron optics, the approach can be used more generally for characterizing finite-size beams near the optical axis.
authors.affiliation: Cornell High-Energy Synchrotron Source, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, USA. dms79@cornell.edu
authors.forename: Detlef-Matthias
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Smilgies
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D007089:Image Enhancement / Q000379:methods*; D007090:Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods*; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional / Q000379:methods*; D008858:Microscopy, Phase-Contrast / Q000379:methods*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity