Hard X-ray imaging by a spherical compound refractive lens

Abstract

Hard X-ray imaging by a spherical compound refractive lens is presented. The lens is composed of 123 biconcave microlenses with a size of 200 mm in diameter. Each microlens was formed by the epoxy between two bubbles, which were injected into an epoxy-filled glass capillary. The focal length of the lens is 114 mm at 8.05 keV. The light source was obtained by using a copper anode X-ray tube without a filter. The lens can be achieved a spatial resolution of 5 mm with field of view of about 700 mm, and 1–3 mm resolution may be obtainable by using monochromator and diaphragm.