IWXM 2022, International Workshop on Metrology for X-ray Optics

IWXM 2022

The 7^th International Workshop on Metrology for X-ray Optics, Mirror Design and Fabrication (IWXM) will be held in Berlin, Germany, from April 5^th-7^th, 2022 as a satellite workshop of the Synchrotron Radiation and Instrumentation-SRI conference 2022.

It will provide a forum for presentation and discussion on the latest developments in X-ray optics like mirrors, gratings, reflection zone plates, etc. with particular regard to improvements in metrology, deterministic surface finishing, developments in ML-coatings, simulation of optical systems performance. Contributions from private companies are welcome.

The workshop will include a series of oral and poster presentations as well as a tour of the BESSY-II synchrotron radiation source. The workshop will be held as a hybrid-event with the option of participation in person as well as virtual.

Topics

• Fabrication and finishing technology for X-ray mirrors
• Metrology challenges for X-ray mirrors
• Active and adaptive optics for X-ray applications
• X-ray beam shaping, wave front optimization and coherence preservation
• In-situ metrology and wave front measurements
• Optics for ultra-short/ultra-intense pulses
• X-Ray optics for astronomy
• Multilayer optics characterization and metrology
• Beamline performance and scientific results obtained by using novel optical schemes
• Specifications for optics at new storage ring and free-electron laser sources
• Simulation and data analysis
• Theoretical framework for describing source coherence, and the propagation of mutual coherence, along with analytical- and numerical- modeling
• Measurements of spatial and temporal coherence
• Application of AI for beamline performance optimization and operation