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. 2014 Aug 29;21(Pt 5):996–1005. doi: 10.1107/S1600577514016269

Table 1. List of parameters and quantities.

Quantity Unit Definition Description
Storage ring and source
γ 1 Equation (1) Relativistic parameter: energy of electrons relative to their rest mass
κ 1 Equation (1) Undulator parameter
j 1 Equation (1) Integer number describing the harmonic of the undulator radiation
Inline graphic m §2.1 Undulator period
θ rad §2.1 Angle measured relative to optical axis
E eV   Energy of X-rays
λ m §2.1 Wavelength of X-rays
Inline graphic = Inline graphic Inline graphic §2.1 Wavenumber of X-rays
Inline graphic rad Equation (1) r.m.s. divergence of the single-electron emission cone (intensity)
σ m Equation (2) r.m.s. diffraction-limited source size (intensity) as a result of limited divergence Inline graphic
Inline graphic m Equation (3) Horizontal and vertical r.m.s. lateral size of the distribution of electrons in the undulator
Inline graphic rad Equation (3) Horizontal and vertical r.m.s. lateral divergence of the distribution of electrons in the undulator
Inline graphic m rad §2.1 Horizontal and vertical emittance
Inline graphic m Equation (8) Horizontal and vertical r.m.s. lateral source size in undulator
Inline graphic rad Equation (12) Horizontal and vertical r.m.s. beam divergence in undulator
Inline graphic m Equation (7) Horizontal and vertical r.m.s. coherence length in the source
Inline graphic [intensity] Equation (4) Mutual intensity function in the source plane
Inline graphic [intensity]1/2 Equation (5) Horizontal and vertical factor of mutual intensity function in the source plane
 
Beam properties before the nanofocusing optic and properties of the nanofocusing optic
Inline graphic m §2.2 Source-to-optic distance
Inline graphic m Equation (11) Horizontal and vertical effective source-to-optic distance
Inline graphic [intensity] Equation (9) Mutual intensity just before the nanofocusing optic
Inline graphic Inline graphic Equation (10) Horizontal and vertical factor of mutual intensity just before the nanofocusing optic
Inline graphic m Equation (12) Horizontal and vertical r.m.s. beam size (intensity) just before the nanofocusing optic
Inline graphic m Equation (13) Horizontal and vertical lateral coherence length just before the nanofocusing optic
Inline graphic m Equation (14) Focal length of the nanofocusing optic
Inline graphic 1 Equation (14) Complex transmission function of the nanofocusing optic
Inline graphic 1 Equation (15) Transmission of refractive lens on the optical axis
Inline graphic m Equation (16) Effective aperture of the refractive lens
 
Beam properties of caustic
Inline graphic m §2.4 Arbitrary distance behind the nanofocusing optic
Inline graphic [intensity] Equation (17) Mutual intensity at distance Inline graphic behind the nanofocusing optic
Inline graphic [intensity]1/2 Equation (18) Horizontal and vertical factor of mutual intensity at distance Inline graphic behind the nanofocusing optic
Inline graphic m §2.4 Horizontal and vertical r.m.s. beam size at a distance Inline graphic behind the nanofocusing optic
Inline graphic m−1 Equation (19) Horizontal and vertical defocus at distance Inline graphic behind the nanofocusing optic
Inline graphic m Equation (20) Horizontal and vertical effective aperture corrected for Gaussian illumination
Inline graphic m §2.4 Horizontal and vertical wavefront curvature at distance Inline graphic behind the nanofocusing optic
Inline graphic m §2.4 Horizontal and vertical r.m.s. lateral coherence length at distance Inline graphic behind the nanofocusing optic
Inline graphic [intensity] Equation (29) Maximal intensity at distance Inline graphic behind the nanofocusing optic
T 1 §2.4 Transmission of nanoprobe
Inline graphic 1 Equation (28) Horizontal and vertical factor of transmission
Inline graphic 1 §4 Transmission for optimal diffraction-limited focusing
Inline graphic 1 Equation (32) Horizontal and vertical factor of transmission for optimal diffraction-limited focusing
 
Nanobeam properties
Inline graphic m Equation (21) Horizontal and vertical position of nanofocus
Inline graphic m Equation (22) Horizontal and vertical FWHM beam size in nanofocus
Inline graphic m Equation (23) Horizontal and vertical FWHM size of Airy disc
Inline graphic m §2.4 FWHM size of Airy disc of homogeneously illuminated refractive lens
Inline graphic 1 Equation (23) Horizontal and vertical effective numerical aperture of the nanoprobe
Inline graphic m §2.4 Horizontal and vertical FWHM effective geometric beam size
Inline graphic m Equation (24) Horizontal and vertical FWHM coherence length in nanofocus