scholarly journals The high-resolution diffraction beamline P08 at PETRA III

2011 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 30-38 ◽  
Author(s):  
O. H. Seeck ◽  
C. Deiter ◽  
K. Pflaum ◽  
F. Bertam ◽  
A. Beerlink ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High Resolution ◽  
Synchrotron Radiation ◽  
Resolving Power ◽  
Third Generation ◽  
Solid Samples ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Optical Elements ◽  
X Ray ◽  
X Ray Scattering ◽  
Very High

The new third-generation synchrotron radiation source PETRA III located at the Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY in Hamburg, Germany, has been operational since the second half of 2009. PETRA III is designed to deliver hard X-ray beams with very high brilliance. As one of the first beamlines of PETRA III the high-resolution diffraction beamline P08 is fully operational. P08 is specialized in X-ray scattering and diffraction experiments on solids and liquids where extreme high resolution in reciprocal space is required. The resolving power results in the high-quality PETRA III beam and unique optical elements such as a large-offset monochromator and beryllium lens changers. A high-precision six-circle diffractometer for solid samples and a specially designed liquid diffractometer are installed in the experimental hutch. Regular users have been accepted since summer 2010.

Conserving the Coherence and Uniformity of Third-Generation Synchrotron Radiation Beams: the Case of ID19, a `Long' Beamline at the ESRF

1998 ◽  
Vol 5 (5) ◽  
pp. 1243-1249 ◽  
Author(s):  
José I. Espeso ◽  
Peter Cloetens ◽  
José Baruchel ◽  
Jürgen Härtwig ◽  
Trevor Mairs ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Synchrotron Radiation ◽  
Phase Contrast ◽  
Angular Size ◽  
Third Generation ◽  
Optical Elements ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Front End ◽  
Ray Path ◽  
Radiation Beams

The lateral coherence length is of the order of 100 µm at the `long' (145 m) ID19 beamline of the ESRF, which is mainly devoted to imaging. Most of the optical elements located along the X-ray path can thus act as `phase objects', and lead to spurious contrast and/or to coherence degradation, which shows up as an enhanced effective angular size of the source. Both the spurious contrast and the coherence degradation are detrimental for the images (diffraction topographs, tomographs, phase-contrast images) produced at this beamline. The problems identified and the way they were solved during the commissioning of ID19 are reported. More particularly, the role of the protection foils located in the front end, the beryllium windows, the filters and the monochromator defects (scratches, dust, small vibrations) is discussed.

scholarly journals Measuring Curved Crystal Performance for a High-Resolution, Imaging X-Ray Spectrometer

2010 ◽  
Vol 2010 ◽  
pp. 1-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael J. Haugh ◽  
Richard Stewart
Keyword(s):  
High Resolution ◽  
Resolving Power ◽  
Inertial Confinement ◽  
High Resolution Imaging ◽  
Doppler Broadening ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Reflectivity Curve ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Resolution Imaging

This paper describes the design, crystal selection, and crystal testing for a vertical Johann spectrometer operating in the 13 keV range to measure ion Doppler broadening in inertial confinement plasmas. The spectrometer is designed to use thin, curved, mica crystals to achieve a resolving power of E/ΔE>2000. A number of natural mica crystals were screened for flatness and X-ray diffraction width to find samples of sufficient perfection for use in the instrument. Procedures to select and mount high quality mica samples are discussed. A diode-type X-ray source coupled to a dual goniometer arrangement was used to measure the crystal reflectivity curve. A procedure was developed for evaluating the goniometer performance using a set of diffraction grade Si crystals. This goniometer system was invaluable for identifying the best original crystals for further use and developing the techniques to select satisfactory curved crystals for the spectrometer.

scholarly journals High-resolution spectroscopy on an X-ray absorption beamline

2009 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 283-292 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jean-Louis Hazemann ◽  
Olivier Proux ◽  
Vivian Nassif ◽  
Hervé Palancher ◽  
Eric Lahera ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High Resolution ◽  
Synchrotron Radiation ◽  
European Synchrotron Radiation Facility ◽  
High Resolution Spectroscopy ◽  
Environmental Sciences ◽  
Crystal Spectrometer ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Bent Crystal ◽  
X Ray Scattering ◽  
X Ray Absorption

A bent-crystal spectrometer based on the Rowland circle geometry has been installed and tested on the BM30b/FAME beamline at the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility to improve its performances. The energy resolution of the spectrometer allows different kinds of measurements to be performed, including X-ray absorption spectroscopy, resonant inelastic X-ray scattering and X-ray Raman scattering experiments. The simplicity of the experimental device makes it easily implemented on a classical X-ray absorption beamline. This improvement in the fluorescence detection is of particular importance when the probed element is embedded in a complex and/or heavy matrix, for example in environmental sciences.

scholarly journals Prisma the Instruments

1993 ◽  
Vol 137 ◽  
pp. 672-674
Author(s):  
Andrew Jones
Keyword(s):  
High Resolution ◽  
Stellar Structure ◽  
Quality Data ◽  
The Sun ◽  
Calibration Point ◽  
High Quality ◽  
High Quality Data ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Very High ◽  
Selection Of

Our understanding of Solar structure has increased dramatically in the last couple of decades thanks mainly to the opening of new windows of observation providing high quality data to theoreticians with access to powerful computing facilities. Two of the new windows were UV and X-ray images of the Sun, allowing a detailed view of the upper solar atmosphere, and the development of very high resolution spectrometers allowing us to exploit the solar oscillations to probe the internal structure of the Sun. It is the goal of PRISMA to extend these techniques to other stars, which using the Sun as a calibration point will allow us to explore stellar structure and evolution in ways not possible now.In this poster I will present a possible selection of instruments able to achieve this goal, and explain some of the rationale in their design. A more general overview is presented by T. Appouchaux also in these proceedings. It must be stressed that these are not the definitive instruments to be flown on PRISMA, but rather result from a study to show the feasibility of such a mission. Should PRISMA be chosen as the next ESA medium sized mission, an ‘Announcement of Opportunity’ wiH be issued by ESA and the responses of all people interested in constructing the instrument will be considered.

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