Quasi-mosaicity'is an effect of anisotropy in crystals that permits one to obtain a curvature of
internal crystallographic planes that would be flat otherwise. The termquasi-mosaicity'was …

Silicon mono-crystals have been bent thanks to a series of parallel superficial indentations
on one of the largest faces of the crystals. This technique relies on irreversible compression …

This paper follows the development of crystal diffraction lenses designed to focus energetic
photons. It begins with the search for a solution to the astrophysics problem of how to detect …

Quasi-mosaicity is an effect of secondary bending within a crystal driven by crystalline
anisotropy. This effect can be used to fabricate a series of curved crystals for the realization …

Novel applications can be attained through the usage of bent crystals as optical components
for the challenge of focusing hard X and γ rays by Bragg diffraction. Nuclear astrophysics …

Focusing optics operating in the soft gamma-ray photon energy range can advance a range
of scientific and technological applications that benefit from the large improvements in …

A quasi mosaic bent crystal for high-resolution diffraction of X and γ rays has been realized.
A net curvature was imprinted to the crystal thanks to a series of superficial grooves to keep …

A Laue lens is an ensemble of crystals capable of focusing, through diffraction in
transmission geometry, a fraction of the photons emitted by an X-or γ-ray source onto a small …

A technique to obtain self-standing curved crystals has been developed. The method is
based on a sandblasting process capable of producing an amorphized layer on the …

Crystals with curved diffracting planes have been investigated as high-efficiency optical
components for the realization of a Laue lens for satellite-borne experiments in astrophysics …