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WinlightX develops and delivers advanced components and systems for Xray applications .
These submicroradian class and UHV ( ulta high vacuum) products find applications in
synchrotrons, free electron lasers, Xray diagnostics , EUV :
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X-ray mirrors
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We design , manufacture and polish components for Xray applications ,
up to 1400 mm largest dimension , including mirror shapes :
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Slope errors better than 0.5 µrad RMS, even on cylinders , and roughness down to 0.12 nm RMS are obtained
by superpolishing processes. Home designed and commercial specific machines ( CCP,…), controlled by latest
generation interferometers are used. After polishing, the mirrors are coated with or without an underlayer
with metals such as Pt, Ir, Ru, Rh, Au,Ni ... |
Benders
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Our ultra-high vacuum bender technology can accomodate all types of mirrors up to 1400 mm, facing up,down,or
reflecting horizontally. Mirrors can be bent into cylindrical or elliptical figures depending on the number of
actuators, with remarquable radius sensitivity independant of temperature variations . Our benders are built
with a gravity compensation system and can be equiped with efficient cooling devices. The mirror surface figure
error is unaffected by radius variations down to 1 Km for a 1 meter long mirror .
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 example of elliptical bender for a 1300 mm mirror
(ODE beamline at SOLEIL) |
Cooling systems for mirrors
 Various cooling technologies have been designed and delivered : internal,side cooling , Gallium filled trench … |
The cooling schemes of the mirrors are optimized taking into account the geometry of the beam.
The systems are modelled with finite element analysis using NASTRAN FEA software.
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Kirkpatrick-Baez systems (KB)
We offer KB systems for micro and nanofocusing applications .
They are based on figured or dynamically bent mirrors with motorized degrees of freedom
We also propose to help with alignment and set up of such systems
with products such as KBaligner and Xray sensor .
In-situ metrology systems
We offer the design and manufacturing of specific metrology instruments based on instrumental optics and image processing , tailored to your needs.
