Optics is a fundamental part of many scientific instruments in the natural sciences. The underlying physical principles are usually defining the concept and driving the design of such instruments. Additionally, due to the material properties, developing an optical design is often a non-continuous optimization problem. In this presentation, we will give an overview of the principles of optics...
X-ray optics are used at synchrotron radiation (SR) sources to tailor the X-ray beam characteristics to the needs of the experiment. Such optics can modify the transmitted X-ray spectrum, beam size and divergence, coherence and polarisation. Due to the diversity of experimental techniques implemented in typical light sources, the optical design is usually specific to each beamline and can draw...
Neutron optics are widely used in neutron scattering instrumentation to define beam properties at the sample position (direction, divergence, energy, resolution, polarization, etc…). Since the primary neutron flux is low, neutron optical devices have to be highly efficient. Main concepts and components for designing the optics of neutron instruments are presented. It includes reflection...
