Open AccessCasting Technique for the Fabrication of Pinholes for X‐ray Radiation
Author(s) -
Van Der Veen J. F.,
Riemersma A. J.,
Schlatter H.,
Abernathy D. L.,
Grübel G.
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
journal of synchrotron radiation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.172
H-Index - 99
ISSN - 1600-5775
DOI - 10.1107/s0909049596015877
Subject(s) - fabrication , synchrotron radiation , materials science , optics , collimated light , casting , radiation , x ray , synchrotron , optoelectronics , physics , composite material , laser , medicine , alternative medicine , pathology
Pinholes with diameters down to 4 μm have been made in gold plates of a few hundred μm thickness. The fabrication method used is based on a casting technique. The pinholes are well suited for the collimation of (hard) X‐rays from a synchrotron radiation source.