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X-ray focusing by bent crystals: focal positions as predicted by the crystal lens equation and the
theoryaEuropean Synchrotron Radiation Facility, 71 Avenue des Martyrs, F-38000 Grenoble, France
*Correspondence e-mail: guigay@esrf.eu
Dedicated to the memory of Claudio Ferrero.
The location of the beam focus when monochromatic X-ray radiation is diffracted by a thin bent crystal is predicted by the `crystal lens equation'. This equation is derived in a general form valid for Bragg and Laue geometries. It has little utility for diffraction in Laue geometry. The focusing effect in the Laue symmetrical case is discussed using concepts of
and an extension of the lens equation is proposed. The existence of polychromatic focusing is considered and the feasibility of matching the polychromatic and monochromatic focal positions is discussed.1. Introduction
The use of curved crystals to diffract and focus X-rays comes as a natural extension of the mirror and grating technology for radiation of longer wavelength. Some fundamental concepts, like the Rowland circle, date back to the 19th century (Rowland, 1882).
The fundamental setups using bent crystals to focus X-rays were proposed in the early 1930s. Some systems use meridional focusing (in the diffraction plane), like (i) the Johann spectrometer (Johann, 1931) using a cylindrically bent crystal, (ii) the Johansson spectrometer (Johansson, 1933) using a ground and cylindrically bent crystal and (iii) the Cauchois spectrometer (Cauchois, 1933) in transmission (Laue) geometry. The von Hámos spectrometer (von Hámos, 1933) applies sagittal focusing in the plane perpendicular to the diffraction plane.
With the advent of synchrotron radiation, the concepts of `geometrical focusing' were applied to design instruments such as polychromators for energy-dispersive extended X-ray absorption fine structure (EXAFS) (Tolentino et al., 1988), monochromators with sagittal focusing for bending magnet beamlines (Sparks et al., 1980), or several types of crystal analyzers used at inelastic X-ray scattering beamlines. Bent crystals in transmission or Laue geometry are often employed in beamlines operating at high photon energies. The crystal curvature is used for focusing or collimating the beam in the meridional (Suortti & Thomlinson, 1988; Suortti et al., 1997) or sagittal (Zhong et al., 2001) plane, or just to enlarge the energy bandwidth and improve the luminosity. The crystal bandwidth was optimized and aberrations reduced thanks to the high collimation and small source size of synchrotron beams. Curved crystal monochromators work in off-Rowland condition, whereas crystal analysers for studies work in the Rowland setting.
A `crystal lens equation' (CLE) was indeed formulated by Chukhovskii & Krisch (1992) for the focusing properties of a cylindrically bent crystal plate diffracting monochromatic X-rays or neutrons, in Laue (transmission) or Bragg (reflection) geometries. The crystal is bent around an axis perpendicular to the diffraction plane (meridional focusing). This CLE is based on a purely geometric approach in which multiple Bragg scattering (dynamical effects) is neglected. The CLE is revisited in Section 2, in order to correct errors found in Chukhovskii & Krisch (1992) for the Laue geometry. A new formula valid in Bragg and Laue geometry is obtained, using the same geometrical approach as Chukhovskii & Krisch (1992).
The CLE has wide applicability in Bragg geometry. However, its use for Laue geometry is limited to very thin crystals, because it ignores a basic dynamical focusing effect also found in flat crystals, as described in Section 3. The applicability of the lens equation in symmetrical Bragg geometry is discussed in Appendix D. The CLE concerns the focusing of monochromatic radiation, and is in general different from the condition of polychromatic focusing. The particular cases where these two different focusing conditions coincide are discussed in Section 4. A final summary is given in Section 5.
2. The crystal lens equation revisited
The lens equation will be derived in Bragg or Laue geometry, with source S and focus F in real or virtual positions (see Fig. 1). Consider a monochromatic X-ray or neutron beam from a real or virtual point-source S. The origin of coordinates O is chosen at the point of the crystal surface such that the ray , of wavevector k0, is in geometrical Bragg incidence. It gives rise outside the crystal to a diffracted ray of wavevector kh = k0 + h, where h is the vector in O, and |kh| = |k0| (see Fig. 2). This is valid in both transmission geometry (Laue) or reflection geometry (Bragg) for both plane and curved crystals.1
The inward normal to the crystal surface in O is n, and φ0 = (n, k0) is the oriented angle from the vector n to the vector k0. Similarly, φh = (n, kh). Without loss of generality, φ0 is positive; θB is the (always positive). In the case of symmetric geometry (asymmetry angle α = 0) we find φ0,h = ±θB in Laue or φ0,h = (π/2) ∓ θB in Bragg. Otherwise, the asymmetry angle α is defined as the angle of rotation of the vector h from its direction in the symmetrical case. In the Laue case, φ0,h = α ± θB; in the Bragg case, φ0,h = α ∓ θB + π/2, therefore 2θB = |φ0 − φh| in both cases, 2α = φ0 + φh in the Laue case and 2α = φ0 + φh − π in the Bragg case.
When moving the point of incidence O to P over an arbitrary small distance s along the curved crystal surface (see Fig. 2), h and n are changed into h′ and n′, respectively. The incident wavevector has the direction of . It is diffracted into . The projections of the vectors and + h′ on the crystal surface are equal (conservation of the parallel components of wavevectors). φ0,h are changed into = φ0,h + Δφ0,h. Furthermore, in the present case of cylindrical bending of a very thin crystal, the surface projection of h′ is constant (the angle between h and n is constant). This implies that is invariant, therefore
The source distance #!L0 = is set as positive if the source is on the incidence side of the crystal (real source) or negative if the source is on the other side (virtual source) (see Fig. 1). The radius of curvature Rc is set as positive if the beam is incident on the concave side of the bent crystal. The focus distance Lh is set as positive if the (real or virtual) focus F is situated on the incidence side on the crystal. With these conventions, (n, n′) = s/Rc, = , = , where ε0,h are the angles between k0,h and . Using the relationship
we obtain
and
The crystal lens equation valid in both Bragg and Laue cases is finally obtained by inserting these expressions into equation (1),
In the Laue symmetrical case ( = ) it predicts Lh = L0 (for a real source, the focus is virtual at the same distance as the source) and, in the particular case of L0 = +∞, a plane incident wave is diffracted into a plane wave.
The crystal lens equation (5) obtained here is different from the equation given by Chukhovskii & Krisch (1992).2 Both equations are equivalent in the Bragg case ( < 0), which is also considered by Snigirev & Kohn (1995). They are not equivalent in the Laue case.
Note that we used in this section the same notation as Chukhovskii & Krisch (1992), where Rc is positive for a concave surface, used to focus in the Bragg case. For the rest of the paper, we also use the notation: p ← L0, q ← −Lh, R ← −Rc, θ1 ← φ0 and θ2 ← φh, which is more convenient for Laue crystals, because real focusing is obtained when the beam coming from a real source is incident on the convex side of the bent crystal (with positive R).
Equation (5) is obtained here using a geometrical ray optics approach. It can also be deduced from a wave–optics approach as shown in Appendix A.
3. Dynamical focusing in Laue geometry
The applicability of the CLE for the Laue case is limited to very thin crystals. The ) predicts `new' focal conditions, even for flat Laue crystals. This is analyzed here in the framework of the Takagi–Taupin equations, hereafter TTE (Takagi, 1962, 1969; Taupin, 1964, 1967).
(see Authier, 2003Section 3.1 deals with the derivation of the `influence functions' (Green functions) which represent the wavefield generated in the crystal by a point source on the crystal entrance surface.
In Section 3.2, the approach to dynamical focusing in the symmetric Laue case (Kushnir & Suvorov, 1982; Guigay et al., 2013) is extended to asymmetric geometry. The effects of (Borrmann effect) are obtained in parallel. The new concept of `numerically determined focal length' of a flat crystal, denoted as qdyn, is introduced.
In Section 3.3, a lens equation for a bent Laue symmetrical crystal of finite thickness, expressed in terms of qdyn, is established. Its predictions are shown to be in agreement with numerical calculations.
In Section 3.4, we make the verification that the formulation for the Laue asymmetric case by Guigay & Ferrero (2016) is in agreement with the CLE [equation (5)] in the limit of vanishing crystal thickness.
3.1. Influence function derived from Takagi–Taupin equations
The X-ray wavefield inside the crystal is expressed as the sum of two modulated plane waves,
with slowly varying amplitudes D0,h(x). The spatial position x is expressed in oblique coordinates (s0, sh) along the directions of the k0 and kh = k0 + h vectors, which are the in-vacuum wavevectors of modulus k = 2π/λ, where λ is X-ray wavelength. h is the Bragg diffraction vector of the undeformed crystal. In such conditions, the differential TTE are
where χ0, χh and are the Fourier coefficients of order 0, h and −h of the undeformed crystal polarizability. The polarization factor c (c = 1 for σ-polarization and #!c = for π-polarization) is omitted from now on. u(x) is the displacement field of the deformed crystal. In the case of cylindrical bending we have
where A and the ϕ1,2 functions are defined in Appendix C. This is a `constant strain gradient' case (Authier, 2003) meaning that ∂2(h.u)/(∂s0∂sh) is constant. In terms of the functions G0,h(s0, sh) defined by
the TTE have a simpler form
An incident monochromatic wave of any form can be expressed as a modulated plane wave defining a continuous distribution of coherent elementary point-sources on the crystal surface, according to the general Huyghens principle in optics. The `influence functions' or Green functions, hereafter IF, are the TTE solutions for these point-sources. The IF for point-sources of oblique coordinates (σ0, σh) are derived by Guigay & Ferrero (2016) by formulating the TTE as integral equations in the case of an incident amplitude of the form Dinc = δ(sh − σh). The calculations (see Appendix B) result in the diffracted amplitude3
where the first exponential term stands for the effects of refraction and normal absorption, = s0,h − σ0,h; = and the M-function is the Kummer function (a confluent hypergeometric function) defined by the convergent infinite series
This type of TTE solution was already obtained by different methods (Petrashen', 1974; Katagawa & Kato, 1974; Litzman & Janáček, 1974; Chukhovskii & Petrashen', 1977).
It is noticeable that the term in equation (11) is the phase shift acquired by scattering at the point of coordinates (s0,σh) along the incident ray. We can say that the kinematical (single-scattering) approximation of equation (11) is
and the full multiple scattering is Dh = Dh,kinM.
3.2. Dynamical focusing and in a flat, asymmetric, Laue crystal
Dynamical focusing by flat Laue crystals (without bending) was predicted by Afanas'ev & Kohn (1977) and verified experimentally by Aristov et al. (1978, 1980a,b) in the case of symmetrical geometry. The theory was extended to the asymmetric case by Kohn et al. (2000). The application of dynamical focusing to high-resolution spectrometry was proposed by Kohn et al. (2013).
The basic case of dynamical focusing is that of a point-source in O (σ0 = σh = 0) on the crystal entrance surface of the crystal of thickness t. O′ is the middle of the basis of the influence region (Borrmann fan) on the exit surface (see Fig. 3). The amplitude of the diffracted wave along the axis O′ξ ⊥ kh is the value of the IF at the point of coordinates
with #!a = and = .
The amplitude Dh(ξ) is zero outside the interval −a < ξ < a, and is proportional to the Bessel function = in this interval (Kato, 1961), with #!Z = . In the case |Za| ≫ 1 the asymptotic, approximation
can be used in the central region where ≃ . We thus obtain in this central region the approximation
where the two exponential terms are related to the two sheets of the dispersion surface. The function represents a converging wave if > 0 [divergent if < 0]. A double, real and virtual, focusing effect is thus expected at opposite distances ±q0 from the crystal, with
This equation is present in Kohn et al. (2000, 2013) in a different form and from a different point of view. These authors consider a point-source at a finite distance and their equation determines the value of the crystal thickness needed to focus the diffracted wave on the back crystal surface. A noticeable difference is that our equation is expressed in terms of without approximations concerning the real and imaginary parts of the crystal polarizability. In the works cited above is approximated by |χhr| or |χh|.
The moduli of the two terms in equation (16) are proportional to , respectively. This is the expression of (Borrmann effect). Two focal positions will be observed for small absorption, but only one for strong absorption, as shown in Fig. 4.
The reflected amplitude at any distance q from the crystal can be calculated numerically, without the approximations used above, by the Fresnel diffraction integral
The `axial intensity profile' |Dh(0, q)|2 shows in general two strong maxima at distances q1,2 = ±qdyn < q0 (Fig. 4). This difference is a cylindrical aberration effect related to the approximations used to obtain equation (17). The parameter qdyn, which depends on the crystal thickness, is the `dynamical focal length' obtained numerically, thus non-approximated (contrary to q0). As an example, some numerical values are given in Table 1.
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The focusing condition for a source at a finite distance p from the crystal can be obtained by considering that propagation in free-space and propagation in the flat crystal are space-invariant, therefore expressed as convolutions in or simple multiplications in Therefore, they can be commuted. This allows to merge the free-space propagation before and after the crystal. The focusing condition is therefore
On the contrary, propagation through a bent crystal is not space-invariant because the IF is not only dependent on the variables , but also on the variables (σ0, σh) because of the factor in equation (11).
3.3. A new lens equation for a bent crystal of finite thickness in symmetrical Laue geometry
In symmetrical Laue geometry, the factor in equation (11) is constant on the crystal exit surface and will be omitted. Equation (11) is (see Appendix B)
Let us consider the incident amplitude = , where τ is a coordinate along the axis Oτ normal to k0 (see Fig. 3). On the exit surface, using #!s0 = and = , and the notation = , we obtain from equations in Appendix C, in the case α = 0,
Using the integration variable η = ξ − τ, the amplitude along the ξ-axis is, with omission of i(k/2)χh,
The wave amplitude at a distance q downstream from the crystal is obtained using a Fresnel diffraction integral similar to equation (18). We thus have a double integral over η and ξ′. The ξ′ integration is performed analytically (Guigay et al., 2013) and it turns out that
where L = p + q, = , = and Le = pe + qe. The focal positions are given by Le = ±qdyn. This can be written as
Translating equation (24) in the notation of Section 2 (p → L0, q → −Lh, R → −Rc), we obtain
If qdyn is set to zero, we obtain Lh = L0, the same result as the lens equation (5). Equation (25) can be considered as a `modified lens equation' which takes effects into account in symmetric Laue geometry. We do not know an equation like equation (25) for the general case of asymmetrical Laue diffraction. However, numerical simulations can be done to obtain the focal positions (Nesterets & Wilkins, 2008; Guigay & Ferrero, 2016).
Examples of numerical calculations using equation (23) are shown in Fig. 5, for the case of the 111 reflection of a 250 µm-thick cylindrically bent symmetric Laue silicon crystal, with a curvature radius of R = 1 m, at a source distance p = 30 m and for X-ray photon energies of 8.3 keV and 17 keV.
Alternatively, provided that the parameter qdyn has been previously determined numerically by a plot similar to Fig. 4, the focal positions can be given directly by equation (25). The results are in very good agreement with the focal positions obtained numerically in Fig. 5. An important advantage in using the new CLE is that the same value of qdyn can be used for any value of the radius of curvature and for any value of source distance.
We are often interested in real focusing (q > 0) of an incident beam from a very distant real source, for instance in dispersive beamlines. Suppose 0 < R′ ≤ qdyn. When p increases from zero to infinity, q1 decreases from q1 = R′qdyn/(qdyn + R′) to q1 = R′(qdyn − R′)/qdyn. Simultaneously, q2 decreases from q2 = R′qdyn/(qdyn − R′) to q2 = R′(qdyn + R′)/qdyn. For very large p-values, we have the simple relation q1 + q2 ≃ 2R′, in good agreement with the numerical results in Fig. 5.
It can be seen from equation (23) that the intensity function |Dh(s0, sh)|2 as a function of ξ is symmetric around ξc = −aqLe/(2qeR′). This denotes a lateral shift of the intensity profile from its position for the unbent crystal [the axial intensity profiles of Fig. 5(a) and 5(b) are actually plotted as a function of (ξ − ξc)].
3.4. Semianalytical approach in asymmetric Laue geometry and its CLE limit
The generalization of equation (22) to asymmetric Laue geometry is (Guigay & Ferrero, 2016)
Here, ϕ(ξ, η) is calculated from the term in equation (11) with #!s0 = and = , giving
with parameters μ1,2, a1,2 and g given in Appendix C. The reflected amplitude Dh(ξ, q) at distance q downstream from the crystal is again obtained as in equation (18), therefore by double integration over η and ξ′. The ξ′-integration can be again performed analytically. The remaining η-integration involving the Kummer function is carried out numerically (Guigay & Ferrero, 2016). We consider this approach as semi-analytical, in contrast to the approach based on a numerical solution of the TTE (Nesterets & Wilkins, 2008).
It is interesting to study analytically the limit of this semi-analytical formulation in the case of vanishing crystal thickness (a → 0) because the comparison with lens equation (5) represents a validity test of the semi-analytical formulation. In the limit (a → 0), the Kummer function is equal to unity in equation (26), and the integral can be replaced by 2a times the integrand evaluated at η = a = 0, therefore
This is the expression of the amplitude of a cylindrical wave focused at the distance q such that
Using the identity
which is derived in Appendix C, the focusing condition is
or
which is the CLE [equation (5)] for the Laue case, with the correspondence p → L0, q → −Lh, R → −Rc, θ1 → φ0 and θ2 → φh.
4. Polychromatic geometric focusing
As pointed out by Chukhovskii & Krisch (1992), the monochromatic focusing condition must not be confused with the polychromatic focusing condition (Matsushita & Hashizume, 1983; Caciuffo et al., 1987; Schulze et al., 1998; Martinson et al., 2015, 2017), obtained by varying the wavelength of the reflected rays in order to satisfy the exact Bragg condition on the whole crystal surface. The equation φ0 + φh = 2α in the Laue case, or φ0 + φh = 2α + π in the Bragg case, implies Δφ0 + Δφh = 0. Using equations (3) and (4) we obtain
Equation (33) is usually referred to as the `geometric focusing' condition for bent crystals. It is also applied in the case of flat crystals (Sanchez del Rio et al., 1994). Like in equation (5), the crystal thickness does not appear in equation (33). The combination of equations (5) and (33) gives
which is verified either in the symmetric Bragg case ( = 0), or if = = 1/R, which is the Rowland condition. The Rowland condition is therefore necessary for the coincidence of equations (5) and (33) in Laue geometry.4
A narrow energy band is reflected in Rowland condition, because the angle of incidence on the local reflecting plane does not change along the bent crystal surface.
On synchrotron dispersive et al., 1988) at a distance close to #!Lh = .
beamlines, the use of a Bragg symmetric reflection by a bent polychromator at a large distance from the source guarantees the focusing of a broad bandwidth (up to 1 keV) on a small spot (TolentinoLaue polychromators are also used in synchrotron beamlines. In symmetric Laue geometry, condition (5) should be replaced by equation (25), which is #!Lh ≃ if the source distance is very large. Coincidence with (33) is then obtained if = , which means real focusing at the distance |Lh| = qdyn/4 with beam incidence in the crystal convex side (Rc < 0). If |Lh| is fixed, the required conditions are = and qdyn = 4|Lh|. The last condition should be fulfilled by choosing the crystal thickness, as in Mocella et al. (2004, 2008).
Another polychromatic condition for Laue geometry has been introduced more recently (Martinson et al., 2015; Qi et al., 2019, 2021). The energy components of a polychromatic ray traversing a bent Laue crystal with finite thickness meet the Bragg condition at different positions along the ray path. They are diffracted with different Bragg angles, therefore they exit in different directions, giving rise to a polychromatic focus from a single ray. The `magic condition', under which single ray focusing and geometric focusing [equation (33)] would coincide, is achieved by the adequate choice of the asymmetry. The magic condition is independent of the crystal thickness (Qi et al., 2021). We observe that the magic condition [equation (19) in Qi et al. (2021)] and the modified lens equation (25) are both satisfied in the particular case of symmetric Laue geometry in Rowland configuration.
5. Conclusions and future perspectives
The crystal lens equation [CLE, equation (5)] based on the conservation of the parallel component of the wavevector in the diffraction process has been revisited. It includes all cases of symmetric and asymmetric Laue and Bragg geometries. It differs from the previous formulation (Chukhovskii & Krisch, 1992) in the Laue case. However, in Laue geometry, the lens equation can be only applied if the crystal is so thin that important effects resulting from the of diffraction, like the focusing of the Borrmann triangle, can be neglected. We derived the modified lens equation (25) which overcomes this restriction in the Laue symmetric case. Consistently, it converges to the CLE if the crystal thickness tends to zero. The generic case of arbitrary asymmetry is left for a future investigation. The fact that dynamic focusing cannot be achieved in the Bragg case (see Appendix D) justifies in some way the larger applicability of the CLE in the Bragg case.
The application of the CLE [equation (5)] is restricted to monochromatic focusing. Polychromatic focusing, as used in the polychromators of dispersive beamlines, happens when the wavelength of the reflected rays changes to exactly match the This condition is given by a different lens equation (33). This implies a specular reflection of the rays on the Bragg planes that is, in general, incompatible with the CLE or the results of except for the Bragg symmetric case. It has been demonstrated that focii predicted by monochromatic and polychromatic focusing conditions coincide if the source is situated on the Rowland circle. Moreover, such coincidence is also true for any source position (off-Rowland) in symmetric Bragg geometry, but not in symmetric Laue geometry. Here, for the Laue symmetric case, both polychromatic and monochromatic focii can match if the modified lens equation (25) is used instead, but requires a particular choice of the crystal thickness. The additional effect of focusing a polychromatic ray (Qi et al., 2021) gives the `magic condition' for Laue focusing, which implies geometric and single scattering. Further studies would be required to match the magic condition (which does not depend on the crystal thickness) with monochromatic focusing. This could be done by optimizing numerically the crystal thickness using the formulation in Section 3.4.
APPENDIX A
Derivation of the lens equation from the phase-factor of the Takagi–Taupin equations
Under a deformation field u(r), the crystal polarizability is taken as χ[r − u(r)], where χ(r) is the polarizability of the non-deformed crystal. The Fourier components of the electric susceptibility are multiplied by the phase factors and , respectively, in the TTE. In the case of a very thin crystal, the ray reflected at position x on the bent crystal surface is simply affected by the phase factor
which is obtained using u(x) = −[x2/(2Rc)]n and = = .
In the case of the undeformed crystal, the incident amplitude , along the axis Oτ, is translated into
along the axis O′ξ (see Fig. 3). This is combined with equation (35) to obtain the amplitude of the Bragg-reflected wave along the axis Oξ,
corresponding to a real or virtual focus if the phase of this function is negative or positive, respectively.
Using the convention defined in Section 2 (see Fig. 1), a real focus requires Lh < 0 in the Laue case and Lh > 0 in the Bragg case. A cylindrical converging wave has then the form in Laue and in Bragg (we arrive to the same result considering a virtual focus). For both Bragg and Laue cases we can write
APPENDIX B
Derivation of the influence functions equation (11) from the integral form of the Takagi–Taupin equations
For a point source in position (σ0, σh) on the crystal surface, the incident amplitude has the form Dinc = δ(sh − σh). The refracted amplitude is = using = s0,h − σ0,h. According to equation (9a), this is transformed in Gref = ), with
Considering G0,h(s0, sh) as functions of and , the TTE [equation (10)] are
We define the functions F0,h such that
Equations (41) are rewritten as
The refracted amplitude is Fref = . Equation (43) can be written in the form of integral equations,
We can combine equation (44) into a single integral equation for Fh only,
where = is used. By iteration starting from #!Fh = , we obtain
According to the definition of the Kummer function [equation (12)], the series in brackets is equal to 1, . Using the known relation M(a, b, z) = exp(z)M(b − a, b, − z), together with equations (40) and (42) we obtain
Using equation (9b) and s0sh − σ0 − = s0sh − s0 = s0σh, we obtain
which, including equation (8), is equation (11).
In the symmetric Laue case, for which A = 0, we obtain from equation (46)
consequently, equation (11) becomes
In the opposite case when A >> Ω, an approximated solution could be obtained by considering the simplified integral equation
with solution = from which equation (13) of Section 3 is obtained.
APPENDIX C
Expression of the phase factor in Laue geometry and derivation of equation (30)
The components of the displacement field, in the case of meridional bending of radius R are (Nesterets & Wilkins, 2008)
with ρ = ν/(1 − ν), and ν the Poisson ratio. Note that #!hx = , #!hz = . In terms of the oblique coordinates (s0, sh) along k0,h, such that z = and x = , it is found, by lengthy but simple calculations and with omission of a constant term, that h.u = −As0sh + ϕ1(s0) − ϕ2(sh), with the following definitions,
where = , θ1,2 = α ± θB,
The parameter ρ is eliminated in the following expressions,
Using
by some cumbersome algebraic manipulations, the numerator of this last expression is reduced to from where it is easy to obtain equation (30).
APPENDIX D
Relevance of the lens equation in the symmetric Bragg case
Let us consider the case of a flat non-absorbing crystal plate (without bending), in symmetrical Bragg geometry. The fact that experimental results and also numerical calculations (Honkanen et al., 2018) of Bragg diffraction with plane crystals do not show any focusing effect (contrary to Laue case) can be loosely explained by the following intuitive approach. Consider that any geometrical ray emitted from a real distant point-source produces a reflected ray at the point of incidence on the crystal surface, with a reflectivity coefficient r equal to the complex reflectivity of the incident plane wave having the same glancing angle of incidence θ = θB + Δθ as the geometrical ray under consideration,
Note that |r(Δθ)|2 is the usual diffraction profile. Taking the origin of coordinates at the point corresponding to θ = θB, the reflected wave-amplitude along an axis Oξ situated in the diffraction plane and perpendicular to the reflected direction, at negligible distance from the crystal, may be approximated by setting Δθ = ξ/p in equation (58),
No focusing effect is expected from this amplitude distribution, because the phase function is an odd function of ξ, thus it does not have a second-order term characteristic of a focusing effect. The first-order term produces a lateral shift of the image. There is no equivalent to the dynamical focusing length qdyn introduced in the Laue case. The reflected beam is indeed divergent, as in the case of a usual mirror.
The focusing properties of cylindrically bent crystals in symmetric Bragg geometry were simulated by Sutter et al. (2010), using a finite-difference method, and by Honkanen et al. (2017, 2018) using a finite-element method for numerical solution of the TTE. The obtained phase distribution of the reflected wavefront shows a parabolic shape, with concavity inversion as compared with the parabolic phase distribution of the incident wavefront. This is a clear indication of a single real focusing effect, which is indeed confirmed by simulating the reflected wave propagation. The obtained focusing distances are indeed in good agreement with the CLE which is = in this case.
Footnotes
1Because of this choice implies that is, in general, not exactly in the direction of the diffraction profile peak, except in the symmetric Laue case.
2The CLE given in Chukhovskii & Krisch (1992) is = . We think this is due to mistakes in their calculations, especially sign errors in their equation (9) as compared with our equation (3).
3The result for the transmitted amplitude D0(s0, sh) is not necessary for our results and is not presented here, but it is easily obtained using equation (11) in (10).
4This is different from the statement of Chukhovskii & Krisch (1992) that the coincidence is always realized under symmetrical reflection or the Rowland condition.
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