Biomineralization strategies include the use of hydrogels to direct the formation of
composite, single-crystal-like structures with unique structure–property profiles. Application …

Diffraction profiles of curved Si and GaAs crystals obtained by a controlled damage process
on one side of planar crystals have been investigated at X-ray energies E= 17, 59 and 120 …

This paper summarizes the development of a successful project, LAUE, supported by the
Italian Space Agency (ASI) and devoted to the development of long foca length (up to 100 …

Laue lenses constitute a promising option for concentrating soft gamma rays with a large
collection area and reasonable focal lengths. In astronomy they could lead to increased …

Surface acoustic wave devices are key components for processing radio frequency signals
in wireless communication because these devices offer simultaneously high performance …

We report the results obtained from the characterization of bent Silicon, Germanium and
Gallium Arsenide crystals, which are being used for focusing photons in the 90-300 keV …

Among the methods to focus photons the diffraction in crystals results as one of the most
effective for high energy photons. An assembling of properly oriented crystals can form a …

Curved crystals used as optical elements of a Laue lens for hard x-and gamma-ray
astronomy have a larger diffraction efficiency with respect to perfect flat crystals. In this work …

In a Laue lens made by single crystals oriented to diffract parallel x-rays at the lens focus,
the energy and angular resolution are limited by the crystal size and by the crystal mosaicity …

In the context of the LAUE project devoted to build a long focal-length focusing optics for soft
γ–ray astronomy (80–600 keV), we present the results of reflectivity measurements of bent …