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To appreciate the new developments in X-ray optics a good understanding of the established foundations of the subject is required. This discourse starts with a substantial introduction to the basic physics of the interaction of X rays with matter, X-ray dispersion theory, reflection, transmission and scattering of mirrors, multi-layers, crystals and gratings. In the light of this the geometries used for X-ray imaging and spectroscopy are described. Finally the latest developments of such optics for use in X-ray astronomy are reviewed.
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Willingale, R. (1999). New Developments in X-ray Optics. In: van Paradijs, J., Bleeker, J.A.M. (eds) X-Ray Spectroscopy in Astrophysics. Lecture Notes in Physics, vol 520. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-49199-6_6
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