Researchers have developed new x-ray optics that can be used to harness extremely fast pulses in a package that is significantly smaller and lighter than conventional devices used to modulate x-rays.
The new optics are based on microscopic chip-based devices known as microelectromechanical systems (MEMS).
“Our new ultrafast optics-on-a-chip is poised to enable x-ray research and applications that could have a broad impact on understanding fast-evolving chemical, material and biological processes,” said research team leader Jin Wang from the US Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory. [Read more…] about Tiny chip-based device performs ultrafast modulation of X-rays