Hard X-ray Lobster Eye Lens

High-penetration imaging

This lens uses square channels to reflect and focus hard X-rays, and with Pb-doped materials to enhance attenuation, it enables see-through imaging of hidden targets for security inspection and industrial flaw detection.

Ma, Shizhang · Jia, Yang · Zhang, Yingjun · Ouyang, Mingzhao · Li, Longhui · Jinshuang, Wu · Fu, Yuegang · Hu, Yuan · Wenrui, Zhang

Optics Communications 2024

Specifications

an effective area

{'zh': '1.8', 'en': '8'} cm²

Advantages

Image contrast decreases with photon energy, but Pb-doping improves contrast