Abstract

The use of a grazing incidence optic to selectively reflect K-shell fluorescence emission and isotope-specific lines from special nuclear materials is a highly desirable nondestructive analysis method for use in reprocessing fuel environments. Preliminary measurements have been performed, and a simulation suite has been developed to give insight into the design of the x ray optics system as a function of the source emission, multilayer coating characteristics, and general experimental configurations. The experimental results are compared to the predictions from our simulation toolkit to illustrate the ray-tracing capability and explore the effect of modified optics in future measurement campaigns.

© 2016 Optical Society of America

W/SiC x-ray multilayers optimized for use above 100 keV

David L. Windt, Soizik Donguy, Charles J. Hailey, Jason Koglin, Veijo Honkimaki, Eric Ziegler, Finn E. Christensen, Hubert Chen, Fiona A. Harrison, and William W. Craig
Appl. Opt. 42(13) 2415-2421 (2003)

Polarization-selectable cavity locking method for generation of laser Compton scattered γ-rays

Atsushi Kosuge, Michiaki Mori, Hajime Okada, Ryoichi Hajima, and Keisuke Nagashima
Opt. Express 22(6) 6613-6619 (2014)

Wolter type I x-ray focusing mirror using multilayer coatings

Kwon Su Chon, Yoshiharu Namba, and Kwon-Ha Yoon
Appl. Opt. 45(19) 4609-4616 (2006)

Gamma ray imaging using coded aperture masks: a computer simulation approach

J. Jimenez, Pedro Olmos, J. L. de Pablos, and J. M. Perez
Appl. Opt. 30(5) 549-560 (1991)

Performance of a ruthenium beam separator used to separate soft x rays from light generated by a high-order harmonic light source

Satoshi Ichimaru, Masatoshi Hatayama, Tadayuki Ohchi, Eric M. Gullikson, and Satoshi Oku
Appl. Opt. 55(5) 984-988 (2016)