Victor L Kantsyrev

6389107, May 14, 2002

May 5, 1999

09/305853

Victor L. Kantsyrev - Reno NV, 89557-0058
Reinhard F. Bruch - Reno NV, 89557-0058
Alla S. Shlyaptseva - Reno NV, 89557-0058

G21K 100

378145, 378 84

A system is provided for measuring the polarity and intensity of extreme ultraviolet, soft x-ray, and x-ray radiation. The system comprises a reflective surface, a capillary array, and a detector. The reflective surface is adapted to reflect radiation from a source on to a receiving end of the capillary array. The reflective surface may have a variety of shapes, such as a curved, parabolic shape or a flat shape, for reflecting the radiation in a desired manner. The capillary array may also have a variety of shapes for directing the radiation to the detector, such as a curved shape or a conical shape. The capillaries in the capillary arrays may have an inner diameter that decreases from the receiving end of the array to the emitting end of the array. This increases the flux density of the radiation emitted by the capillary array and helps the detector measure weak radiation.

59910240, Nov 23, 1999

May 29, 1998

9/087395

Bruno S. Bauer - Reno NV
Victor Kantsyrev - Reno NV

G01D 328

356326

A capillary spectrometer is disclosed for observing radiation from a source. The spectrometer comprises a capillary array, a dispersive element, and a short wavelength imaging detector. The capillary guide comprises a receiving end and an emitting end. The receiving end is positioned so that it may receive radiation from the source. As radiation travels through the capillary guide, the course of the radiation is changed so that it is emitted in a predetermined path or paths from the emitting end. The emitted radiation falls on the dispersing element which disperses the radiation into a predetermined pattern. The radiation then falls on sensors of the short wavelength imaging detector which generate electrical signals in response to the frequency and intensity of radiation. Insulators may be used to prevent discrete rays of radiation from interfering with each other as they pass from the capillary guide to the short wavelength imaging detector. The short wavelength imaging detector may be adapted to gather data for specific periods of time during an emitting event so that changes in the radiation may be observed over time.