Spatial coherence of synchrotron radiation degraded by grating monochromators

Abstract

In this work, we present a physical and theoretical description of the significant degradation of X-ray spatial coherence properties due to the use of grating monochromators at synchrotron facilities. We present a comprehensive study of the effects of spatial coherence degradation as a function of grating parameters under different focusing and propagation conditions. The focus is on the effect of spatial coherence degradation caused by the grating alone, starting from a fully coherent incident photon beam generated by a filament source. The mathematical description and theoretical analysis of the spatial coherence degradation is presented in the framework of statistical optics.