An X-ray interferometer is analogous to a
neutron interferometer
In physics, a neutron interferometer is an interferometer capable of diffracting neutrons, allowing the wave-like nature of neutrons, and other related phenomena, to be explored.
Interferometry
Interferometry inherently depends on the wave nat ...
. It has been suggested that it may offer the very highest spatial resolution in
astronomy
Astronomy is a natural science that studies celestial objects and the phenomena that occur in the cosmos. It uses mathematics, physics, and chemistry in order to explain their origin and their overall evolution. Objects of interest includ ...
, though the technology is unproven as of 2008.
One technique is
triple Laue interferometry (LLL interferometry).
See also
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High energy X-rays
High-energy X-rays or HEX-rays are very hard X-rays, with typical energies of 80–1000 keV (1 MeV), about one order of magnitude higher than conventional X-rays used for X-ray crystallography (and well into gamma-ray energies over 120 ...
References
X-Ray and Neutron InterferometryAuthor: Ulrich Bonse at uni-dortmund.de, 10 February 2005
Interferometers
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