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Demonstrates beamline optimization through a transformation matrix, suggesting improved optical performance.
The transformation of ray coordinates through a complete beamline is described via a single matrix. This transformation matrix can be used either for conventional ray tracing or for phase space transformation. The matrix elements represent the optical aberrations of the complete system. An optimization program is described that minimizes a weighted sum of the matrix elements.
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Bahrdt et al. (1995) studied this question.
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