Hard X-Ray wavefront sensing now standard

Nov 4, 2020 | Optical Metrology

HASO HXR Hard-XRay wavefront sensing

HARD X-Ray Wavefront Sensing to our standard product range. New HASO HXR wavefront sensor now provides beamline scientists a robust, versatile industrial tool for hard X-rays optical metrology, enabling them to precisely characterize and optimize beam quality.

 

Precision Optical Metrology for Synchrotrons and X-FELs

 

Accurate Hard X-ray characterization is essential for unlocking the full potential of high-energy beams in Synchrotrons or X-FELs. When targeting optimal beam quality or diffraction-limited focusing, live measurement and visualization of the wavefront is key. This achieves perfect alignment of high-quality optics, such as Kirkpatrick-Baez (KB) or Wölter telescopes. This is especially true in the context of 4th-generation Light Sources that provide enhanced coherence and brilliance.

 

The Imagine Optic Advantage in Wavefront Sensing

 

Based on more than 20 years of experience in wavefront sensing, as well as on collaborations with beamline scientists, Imagine Optic developed the HASO HXR, a wavefront sensor based on the Hartmann technique.

 

Real-Time Hard X-ray Characterization

The system is designed to solve the challenges of Hard X-ray Metrology and deliver immediate results:

  • Single-shot measurement and live visualization of the wavefront.
  • Broad energy range
  • High accuracy
  • Achromatic and highly compact for use at multiple locations along a beamline.

Applications in Advanced HARD X-Ray Wavefront Sensing

 

Because a wavefront sensor provides a quantitative measurement of the optical phase, the HASO HXR is invaluable for cutting-edge research:

  • Active Optics Control: The device has been recently demonstrated as an efficient tool for controlling active optics (Adaptive Optics, AO), providing the crucial feedback loop for dynamic X-ray optics alignment (more details in the corresponding publication).
  • Phase Imaging: The system can be used as a high-performance phase imaging system for applications like non-destructive analysis in material science, nanobeam characterization, and biological sample analysis.

For wavefront sensing at lower energies, such as in the EUV range, please also check our HASO EUV wavefront sensor here. If you’re interested in finding out more about our line of Wavefront Sensors for X-rays and EUV, you can reach us at sales@imagine-optic.com