Sputtered-Sliced Multilayers: Zone Plates And Transmission Gratings For 8-kev X Rays

We have made and tested several sliced multilayer structures that can function as transmissive x-ray optical elements (diffraction gratings, zone plates and phase gratings) at 8-keV. Both amplitude-modulating and phase-modulating devices have been produced. We show data taken in the beam of a 8 keV x-ray source that demonstrate diffraction and focusing. The diffraction patterns produced by the multilayer devices closely match theoretical predictions. Such transmissive optics have the potential for a wide application to high-resolution microscope and spectrometer systems. 6 refs., 15 figs.