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- Title
Ion Beam Figuring System for Synchrotron X-Ray Mirrors Achieving Sub-0.2-µrad and Sub-0.5-nm Root Mean Square.
- Authors
Wang, Tianyi; Huang, Lei; Zhu, Yi; Giorgio, Stefano; Boccabella, Philip; Bouet, Nathalie; Idir, Mourad
- Abstract
Optics with high-precision height and slope are increasingly desired in numerous industrial fields. For instance, Kirkpatrick–Baez (KB) mirrors play an important role in synchrotron X-ray applications. A KB system is composed of two aspherical, grazing-incidence mirrors used to focus an X-ray beam. The fabrication of KB mirrors is challenging due to the aspherical departure of the mirror surfaces from base geometries and the high-quality requirements for slope and height residuals. In this paper, we present the process of manufacturing an elliptical cylinder KB mirror using our in-house-developed ion beam figuring (IBF) and metrology technologies. First, the key aspects of figuring and finishing processes with IBF are illustrated in detail. The effect of positioning error on the convergence of the residual slope error is highlighted and compensated. Finally, inspection and cross-validation using different metrology instruments are performed and used as the final validation of the mirror. Results confirm that relative to the requested off-axis ellipse, the mirror has achieved 0.15-µrad root mean square (RMS) and 0.36-nm RMS residual slope and height errors, respectively, while maintaining the initial 0.3-nm RMS microroughness.Highlights: Demonstrated our in-house developed, high-performance Kirkpatrick–Baez mirror manufacturing solution. Highlighted the key factors and strategies in achieving stringent mirror design specifications. Achieved excellent slope error (0.15 µrad RMS), height error (0.36 nm RMS), and microroughness (0.3 nm RMS).
- Publication
Nanomanufacturing & Metrology, 2023, Vol 6, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
2520-811X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s41871-023-00200-x