Investigation of structural and reflective characteristics of short-period Mo/B4C multilayer X-ray mirrors

Abstract

The results of a study of the structural and reflective characteristics of short-period multilayer X-ray mirrors based on Mo/B4C at wavelengths 1.54 A., 9.89 A. and 17.59 A. are presented. The period of the samples varied in the range 8–35 A.. The average widths of the interfaces were -3.5 and 2.2 A. at one and the other boundaries, with a tendency for weak growth with any decrease in the period. The interlayer roughness was -1 A.. The research results indicate promising prospects for the use of multilayer Mo/B4C mirrors for synchrotron applications.