title: Experimental characterization of the coherence properties of hard x-ray sources.
abstract: The experimental characterization of the coherence properties of hard X-ray sources is reported and discussed. The source is described by its Mutual Optical Intensity (MOI). The coherent-mode decomposition is applied to the MOI described by a Gaussian-Schell model. The method allows for a direct, quantitative characterization of the degree of coherence of both synchrotron and laboratory sources. The latter represents the first example of characterizing a low coherence hard x-ray source.
authors.affiliation: ARC Centre of Excellence for Coherent X-ray Science, School of Physics, Monash University, Victoria, Australia. daniele.pelliccia@monash.edu
authors.forename: Daniele
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Pelliccia
authors.forename: Andrei Y
authors.initials: AY
authors.lastname: Nikulin
authors.forename: Herbert O
authors.initials: HO
authors.lastname: Moser
authors.forename: Keith A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Nugent
mesh_terms: D003198:Computer Simulation; D008027:Light; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D012542:Scattering, Radiation; D017356:Synchrotrons; D014965:X-Rays