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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 09, 2014
Filed:
May. 19, 2011
Eric H. Silver, Needham, MA (US);
Gerald Austin, Reading, MA (US);
David Caldwell, Norwell, MA (US);
Ting Lin, Lexington, MA (US);
Eric H. Silver, Needham, MA (US);
Gerald Austin, Reading, MA (US);
David Caldwell, Norwell, MA (US);
Ting Lin, Lexington, MA (US);
Other;
Abstract
According to some aspects, a hybrid optic is provided. The hybrid optic comprises a capillary optic for receiving x-rays from an x-ray source at an entrance portion of the capillary optic and for providing x-rays at an exit portion of the capillary optic, and a grazing incidence multi-shell optic (GIMSO) coupled, at an entrance portion of the GIMSO, to the exit portion of the capillary optic to receive x-rays emerging from the exit portion of the capillary optic, the GIMSO including an exit portion for providing x-rays.