A robust tool for photon source geometry measurements using the fractional Talbot effect.

A reliable measurement of beam coherence is important for optimal performance of a number of coherence methods being utilized at third-generation synchrotrons and free-electron lasers. Various approaches have been proposed in the past for determining the source size, and hence the degree of coherence; however they often require complex setups with perfect optics and suffer from undefined uncertainties. We present a robust tool for X-ray source characterization with a full quantitative uncertainty analysis for fast on-the-fly coherence measurements. The influence of three multilayer monochromator crystals on the apparent source size is evaluated using the proposed method.

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