Method of calculating the aberrations of soft X-ray and vacuum ultraviolet optical systems

Yiqing Cao1, Zhijuan Shen1, Zhixia Zheng1

  • 1School of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Putian University, Putian, Fujian 351100, People's Republic of China.

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