The performance of an elliptically bent cylinder mirror, installed in A-bra
nch of the Soft X-ray photochemistry beamline (BL27SU) at the SPring-8, is
described. The aim of this branch beamline is to provide a micro white-beam
focusing for a need in photochemistry community. This elastically bent mir
ror is the key component for the extremely intense micro-beam focusing opti
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