Bent Crystal X-Ray Mirrors for Time-Resolved Experiments with Femtosecond Laser-Produced X-ray Pulses

In the last few years, bent crystal X-ray mirrors have played an important role in time-resolved X-ray diffraction experiments when X-ray pulses from femtosecond laser- produced plasmas were used (1-4). Improvements in manufacturing techniques have significantly increased the quality of this type of mirror.