X-ray waveguiding for micro- and nanofocusing

Recently it was shown that X-ray focusing efficiency may achieve a submicron spot-size level; further diminish in X-ray beam sizes requires novel nano-technology based solutions. In this work the wave features of X radiation propagation both in ultra-narrow collimators and at glancing reflection from plane and curved surfaces can be described within the unified theory of X-ray trapped propagation: surface channeling in micro-guides and bulk channeling in submicron guides.