Vn. Trushin et al., FORMATION OF X-RAY IMAGES BY THE ACTION OF AN OPTICAL-IMAGE ON A DIFFRACTING LITHIUM-NIOBATE CRYSTAL, Technical physics, 42(9), 1997, pp. 1052-1054
A possible mechanism for the formation and processing of an x-ray imag
e using a corresponding optical image as a template is considered. The
method is based on the thermal influence of light on the x-ray diffra
ction parameters of an LiNbO3 crystal. A mechanism for the influence o
f the gradients of the temperature fields formed in the crystal on the
x-ray structural parameters of the crystal is proposed. Information w
hich permits the evaluation of some practical aspects of the applicati
on of the observed effect in technology is given. (C) 1997 American In
stitute of Physics.