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1. An x-ray generation apparatus comprising an x-ray reflecting mirror formed on an inner surface of a concave aspheric surface, and  an x-ray generation part for receiving at least one incident energy beam,  wherein said x-ray generation part is arranged near a focal point including a focal point of a paraboloid, and  said x-ray reflecting mirror has at least one aperture formed in a position except for a part of the concave aspheric surface crossing an axis including the focal point of the concave aspheric surface, and an incident energy beam irradiates said x-ray generation part through the aperture. 2. An x-ray generation apparatus as set forth in  claim 1 , wherein claim 1 the energy beam is a laser ray. 3. An x-ray generation apparatus as set forth in  claim 1 , wherein claim 1 said x-ray generation part has a target surface which forms an angle of not more than 45xc2x0 degrees with respect to the axis. 4. An x-ray generation apparatus as set forth in  claim 3 , wherein claim 3 the incident energy beam is guided with respect to the target surface through the aperture in a direction outside a range of 30 degrees with respect to a normal to the target surface. 5. An x-ray generation apparatus as set forth in  claim 1 , wherein claim 1 the aspheric surface of said x-ray reflecting mirror has a structure in which at least two kinds of a plurality of layers are layered in a plurality of times, and  said x-ray reflecting mirror uses layers containing at least one of Rh, Ru and Mo and layers containing at least one of Si, B, Be, and Be compounds as constituent materials. 6. An x-ray generation apparatus as set forth in  claim 5 , wherein claim 5 the constituent materials of said x-ray reflecting mirror are materials for soft x-rays with a wavelength range from 69.5 xc3x85 to 140 xc3x85. 7. An x-ray generation apparatus as set forth in  claim 1 , wherein claim 1 said x-ray generation part uses, as a target material for generating x-rays, a cryotarget in which a rare gas is kept at a low temperature. 8. An x-ray generation apparatus as set forth in  claim 7 , wherein claim 7 the rare gas is in a liquid state. 9. An x-ray generation apparatus as set forth in  claim 7 , wherein claim 7 the rare gas is in a solid state. 10. An x-ray generation apparatus as set forth in  claim 7 , wherein claim 7 the rare gas is in a low temperature gas state having vapor density close to liquid density. 11. An x-ray generation apparatus as set forth in  claim 1 , wherein claim 1 said x-ray reflecting mirror uses as an x-ray radiation part an x-ray optical system comprising reflecting curvature mirrors having 0.1 or higher steradian condensing solid angle around said x-ray generation part. 12. An x-ray generation apparatus as set forth in  claim 5 , wherein claim 5 the aspheric surface of said x-ray reflecting mirror is a multilayer film comprising one layer of Mo and another layer of one component selected from the group consisting of Si, B, Be, and Be compounds, and a thickness of the Mo layer falls within a range from 30% to 60% a repeated cycle length of the multilayer film. 13. An x-ray generation apparatus as set forth in  claim 12 , wherein claim 12 one of the B, Be, and Be compounds in another layer is selected from the group consisting of BBe, B 2 Be, and B 6 Be. 14. An x-ray generation apparatus as set forth in  claim 12 , wherein claim 12 a thickness of Si, B, Be, and Be compounds is 30% to 80% the cycle of the structure repeated in a plurality of times. 15. An x-ray generation apparatus as set forth in  claim 5 , wherein claim 5 2 to 20 at. % of C, B, N, or O are added to at least one layer of the plurality of layers. 16. An x-ray generation apparatus as set forth in  claim 5 , wherein claim 5 the Be compound contains at least one of Ca, Co, Fe, Mo, Nb, Ti, V and W. 17. An x-ray generation apparatus as set forth in  claim 5 , wherein claim 5 the layers containing at least one of Rh and Ru are alloy layers of either Mo alloyed with Rh or Mo allayed with Ru each having the composition ratio of Rh or Ru to Mo within a range from 30% to 70% and the thickness of each alloy layer within a range from 30% to 70% a cycle of the repeated layers. 18. An x-ray generation apparatus as set forth in  claim 5 , wherein claim 5 the layers containing at least one of Rh and Ru are alloy layers of Rh and Ru having the composition ratio of Rh to Ru within a range from 30% to 70%, and a thickness of each allay layer within a range from 10% to 60% a cycle of the repeated layers. 19. An x-ray generation apparatus as set forth in  claim 5 , wherein claim 5 the aspheric surface of said x-ray reflecting minor is a multilayer film comprising one layer of Mo and another layer of one of B, Be and Be compounds, and a thickness of the Mo layer falls within a range from 30% to 60% a repeated cycle length of the multilayer film. 20. An x-ray generation apparatus as set forth in  claim 5 , wherein claim 5 the layers containing at least one of Rh and Ru are layers of Ru, and a thickness of the Ru layers falls within a range from 30% to 70% to a cycle. 21. An x-ray generation apparatus as set forth in  claim 5 , wherein claim 5 the layers containing at least one of Rh and Ru are layers of Rh, and a thickness of the Rh layers falls within a range from 30% to 70% to a cycle. 22. An x-ray generation apparatus as set forth in  claim 1 , wherein claim 1 the aspheric surface is elliptical and has an x-ray radiation part for taking out an x-ray from said x-ray generation part with a target surface to the outside, said x-ray radiation part having 0.1 steradian condensing solid angle around said x-ray generation part, and including an x-ray optical system in which a partial surface of an ellipsoid of revolution obtained by rotating an ellipse about a major axis thereof as a rotation axis passing through said x-ray generation part by a rotation angle of less than 180 degrees is defined as said x-ray reflecting mirror,  said x-ray generation part is located near a focal point including one of focal points of the ellipsoid of revolution,  a normal of the target surface includes the rotation axis and is included on a plane located at a position corresponding to a half of the rotation angle,  said x-ray reflecting mirror has a multilayered structure in which at least two kinds of a plurality of layers are stacked in a plurality of times, and  constituent materials of said x-ray reflecting mirror include a layer containing at least one of Rh, Ru, and Mo and a layer containing at least one of Si, B, Be, and Be compounds. 23. An x-ray generation apparatus as set forth in  claim 1 , wherein claim 1 the aspheric surface comprises a paraboloid, and  said apparatus further comprises an x-ray radiation part for taking out an x-ray from said x-ray generation part with a target surface to the outside, said x-ray radiation part having 0.1 steradian condensing solid angle around said x-ray generation part and including an x-ray optical system in which a partial surface of a paraboloid of revolution obtained by rotating the paraboloid of revolution about a major axis thereof as a rotation axis passing through said x-ray generation part by a rotation angle of less than 180 degrees is defined as said x-ray reflecting mirror,  wherein said x-ray generation part is located near a focal point including one of focal points of the paraboloid of revolution,  a normal of the target surface includes the rotation axis and is included on a plane located at a position corresponding to a half of the rotation angle,  said x-ray reflecting mirror has a multilayered structure in which at least two kinds of a plurality of layers are stacked in a plurality of times, and  constituent materials of said x-ray reflecting mirror include a layer containing at least one of Rh, Ru, and Mo and a layer containing at least one of Si, B, Be, and Be compounds.