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    • Optics and Photonics
    • X-ray Science and Technology
    • Materials Science

    Background:

    • High numerical aperture (NA) lenses are essential for achieving very high spatial resolution in imaging systems.
    • Realizing high NA lenses in the x-ray spectrum is challenging due to the low refractive index decrement and significant absorption of x-rays in lens materials.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To investigate the feasibility of creating high numerical aperture lenses for x-ray imaging.
    • To overcome the inherent material limitations that hinder high-resolution x-ray microscopy.

    Main Methods:

    • The study proposes and demonstrates the use of a mosaic lens design.
    • This approach leverages the collective properties of multiple lens elements to achieve the desired optical performance.

    Main Results:

    • A mosaic lens configuration was successfully designed and shown to enable high numerical aperture in the x-ray range.
    • This design circumvents the difficulties associated with single-element x-ray lenses.

    Conclusions:

    • Mosaic lenses offer a viable solution for constructing high numerical aperture optics for x-ray applications.
    • This breakthrough facilitates the development of next-generation x-ray microscopy with unprecedented spatial resolution.