X-ray interferometer

X-ray interferometer

An X-ray interferometer is the analogon to a neutron interferometer. It has been suggested that it may offer the very highest spatial resolution in astronomy,thought the techonoligy is unproven as of 2008.cite web
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One technique is triple Laue interferometry (LLL interferometry) [http://www.aps.anl.gov/Science/Reports/1999/fezzaak1.pdf] .

ee also

*High energy X-rays

References

* [http://e1.physik.uni-dortmund.de/xtm/ X-Ray and Neutron Interferometry] Author: Ulrich Bonse at uni-dortmund.de, 10. February 2005


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