Advances in X-ray Optics

Dear Colleagues,

In recent years, great advances have been made in the development of X-ray radiation sources of various types, from large-scale XFELs and synchrotron-based sources to table-top laser-plasma X-ray sources and laser-based high-order harmonic XUV sources, which have proven themselves as indispensable tools for studies in chemistry, physics, biology, materials science and other fields. On the other hand, new horizons have been reached in the development of X-ray optics, which play a key role in delivering the beam from the source to the target, as well as in technology providing X-ray optics metrology, X-ray detection and image processing; new methods of X-ray spectroscopy and microscopy have been developed. Furthermore, important steps have been taken towards ensuring that experiments in X-ray nonlinear and quantum optics can be translated into practical applications.

This Special Issue aims to present the latest advances in the most important areas of X-ray optics, such as:

- X-ray radiation sources;

- X-ray pulses and their applications;

- High repetition rate X-ray sources;

- Optics for X-ray beams;

- Ex situ/in situ metrology for X-ray optics;

- X-ray detectors;

- X-ray spectroscopy;

- X-ray microscopy;

- X-ray imaging techniques;

- Nonlinear X-ray optics;

- X-ray quantum optics;

Dr. Mikhail Yu. Ryabikin
Guest Editor

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