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10.1016/j.nima.2013.06.026

Abstract:
Taperedguideswithsupermirrorcoatingarefrequentlyusedtofocusneutronbeamsonspecimens.The divergencedistributioninthefocusedbeamisofagreatimportanceforthequalityofneutron instrumentation. Usingananalyticapproachwederivethetaperingwhichisneededtoachieveaform invariantphasespacetransformationofarectangularphasevolume.Inadditionweconsidertheeffectof beam attenuationbythe finite reflectivityofsupermirrors.