Optics and Precision Engineering, Volume. 25, Issue 11, 2803(2017)

Fabrication and focusing test of hard X-ray zone plates with high aspect ratio

LI Hai-liang1...2,*, SHI Li-na1, NIU Jie-bin1, WANG Guan-ya1 and XIE Chang-qing1 |Show fewer author(s)
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    Received: Mar. 20, 2017

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    Published Online: Jan. 17, 2018

    The Author Email: Hai-liang LI (lihailiang@ime.ac.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/ope.20172511.2803

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