X- Ray Radiation

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Department of Natural Sciences

Synopsis:

History of X-ray radiation discovery. Early applications. X-ray tube. Laser plasma as X-ray radiation source, synchrotron radiation, X-ray astronomy, plasma X-ray sources with high-luminance. Time and space high-resolution X-ray radiation detectors. X-ray optical elements. Diffraction. X-ray microscopy. X-ray microanalysis. X-ray lithography. X-ray lasers.

Requirements:

Assessment: active participation on the solution of excercises

Examination: fulfillment of requirements for assessment, knowledges covering the extent of the course

Syllabus of lectures:

History of X-ray radiation discovery. Early applications. X-ray tube. Laser plasma as X-ray radiation source, synchrotron radiation, X-ray astronomy, plasma X-ray sources with high-luminance. Time and space high-resolution X-ray radiation detectors. X-ray optical elements. Diffraction. X-ray microscopy. X-ray microanalysis. X-ray lithography. X-ray lasers.

Syllabus of tutorials:

Excercises follow the content of the lecture.

Study Objective:

The goal of the course is to show the students fundamentals of X-ray radiation and the history of the field and its basic principles will be discussed, emphasis will be put on X-ray radiation optical aspects.

Study materials:

[1] A.Michette, S.Pfauntsch: X-Rays-The First Hundred Years, John Wiley & Sons, Chichester 1996, X-Ray lasers 2000 (G. Jamelot, C. Moller, A.Klisnick, Eds.) EDP Paris 2001

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Further information:

No time-table has been prepared for this course

The course is a part of the following study plans: