title: Characterization of pinhole transmission gratings.
abstract: Gold pinhole transmission gratings fabricated by Heidenhain GmbH primarily for the purpose of studying the radiation of intense soft x-ray sources have been tested with the synchrotron radiation of BESSY. Typical results for the spectral dependence of the grating efficiency into the various diffraction orders are presented in a wavelength region ranging from 4 to 20 nm. Also the influence of grating irregularities has been studied. With appropriate grating parameters quite good agreement between the experimental results and theoretical Calculations is Obtained.
authors.affiliation: Max-Planck-Institut für Quantenoptik, D-8046 Garching, Federal Republic of Germany.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Eidmann
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kühne
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Müller
authors.forename: G D
authors.initials: GD
authors.lastname: Tsakiris