Component Manual for the Xray-Tracing Package McXtrace, version 3.8.6

5.1  The Lens_simple McXtrace Component

Simple refractive x-ray lens

Identification

Description

Models a stack of N refractive lenses, with a radius of curvature, r, at the apex. The model is a thin-lens approximation where photons are refracted in a the XY plane at Z=0. Absorption is generally disregarded may be handled through the use of the optional transmission parameter T, where 0<=T<=1. Thus, the lens has the focal length of f=R/(2*N*&delta) where the x-ray refractive index is written: n = 1 - &delta + i &beta.

Example: Lens_simple(xwidth=1e-5, yheight=1e-5, material_datafile=”Be.txt”,N=100,r=0.3e-3)

Input parameters

Parameters in boldface are required; the others are optional.

Name

Unit

Description

Default

xwidth

m

Width of lens aperture.

0

yheight

m

Height of lens aperture.

0

radius

m

Radius of lens aperture (overrides xwidth & yheight).

1e-3

T

0-1

Transmission efficiency of the lens.

1

r

m

The radius of curvature of the lens.

3e-4

N

1

The number of successive lenses in the stack.

1

verbose

0/1

Extra information for debugging.

0

f

m

Focal length - overrides the material_datafile - and diregards chromatic aberration.

0

material_datafile

File where the material parameters for the lens may be found. Format is similar to what may be found off the NIST website.

”Be.txt”

Links

Thin lens approximation

This models a thin-lens approximation of a stack of parabolic refractive x-ray lenses