First results of the new experimental set-up of the ELSA linac X-Ray Inverse Compton Source and of an optical beam path folding system to improve X photon yield

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Chaleil ◽  
V. Le Flanchec ◽  
A. Binet ◽  
J. F. Devaux ◽  
V. Jacob ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Optical Beam ◽  
Photon Yield ◽  
Beam Path ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Inverse Compton ◽  
First Results ◽  
Set Up

First results from the XMCD facility at the Energy-Dispersive EXAFS beamline of the Indus-2 synchrotron source

2019 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 445-449
Author(s):  
N. Patra ◽  
U. G. P. S. Sachan ◽  
S. SundarRajan ◽  
Sanjay Malhotra ◽  
Vijay Harad ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Circular Dichroism ◽  
Energy Dispersive ◽  
X Rays ◽  
Beam Direction ◽  
Synchrotron Source ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Synchrotron Beam ◽  
First Results ◽  
Set Up ◽  
Good Agreement

Setting up of the X-ray Magnetic Circular Dichroism (XMCD) measurement facility with hard X-rays at the Energy-Dispersive EXAFS beamline (BL-08) at the Indus-2 synchrotron source is reported. This includes the design and development of a water-cooled electromagnet having a highest magnetic field of 2 T in a good field volume of 125 mm3 and having a 10 mm hole throughout for passage of the synchrotron beam. This also includes the development of an (X–Z–θ) motion stage for the heavy electromagnet for aligning its axis and the beam hole along the synchrotron beam direction. Along with the above developments, also reported is the first XMCD signal measured on a thick Gd film in the above set-up which shows good agreement with the reported results. This is the first facility to carry out XMCD measurement with hard X-rays in India.

A scanning Kelvin probe for synchrotron investigations: thein situdetection of radiation-induced potential changes

2011 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 48-53 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bekir Salgin ◽  
Dirk Vogel ◽  
Diego Pontoni ◽  
Heiko Schröder ◽  
Bernd Schönberger ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High Performance ◽  
Structural Changes ◽  
Kelvin Probe ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Scanning Kelvin Probe ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
First Results ◽  
Radiation Induced ◽  
Set Up

A wide range of high-performance X-ray surface/interface characterization techniques are implemented nowadays at every synchrotron radiation source. However, these techniques are not always `non-destructive' because possible beam-induced electronic or structural changes may occur during X-ray irradiation. As these changes may be at least partially reversible, anin situtechnique is required for assessing their extent. Here the integration of a scanning Kelvin probe (SKP) set-up with a synchrotron hard X-ray interface scattering instrument for thein situdetection of work function variations resulting from X-ray irradiation is reported. First results, obtained on bare sapphire and sapphire covered by a room-temperature ionic liquid, are presented. In both cases a potential change was detected, which decayed and vanished after switching off the X-ray beam. This demonstrates the usefulness of a SKP forin situmonitoring of surface/interface potentials during X-ray materials characterization experiments.

scholarly journals Fabrication and characterisation of a silicon-borosilicate glass microfluidic device for synchrotron-based hard X-ray spectroscopy studies

RSC Advances ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (47) ◽  
pp. 29859-29869
Author(s):  
Pushparani Micheal Raj ◽  
Laurent Barbe ◽  
Martin Andersson ◽  
Milena De Albuquerque Moreira ◽  
Dörthe Haase ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Microfluidic Device ◽  
Borosilicate Glass ◽  
Green Line ◽  
Beam Path ◽  
Fluorescence Detector ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Set Up ◽  
Spectroscopy Studies

Left – A schematic view of the XAS microfluidic set up at the beamline; fluorescence detector at 90° angle to the X-ray beam (green line); right – microfluidic device setup on Balder beamline mounted perpendicular to beam path.

Commissioning and first results of the LNLS XAFS beamline

1998 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 521-523 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. Tolentino ◽  
J. C. Cezar ◽  
D. Z. Cruz ◽  
V. Compagnon-Cailhol ◽  
E. Tamura ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Full Range ◽  
Resolving Power ◽  
Photon Flux ◽  
Vertical Position ◽  
Double Crystal ◽  
X Ray ◽  
First Results ◽  
Set Up ◽  
X Ray Absorption ◽  
Better Than

An X-ray absorption fine-structure spectroscopy beamline has been installed and commissioned at a bending-magnet source at LNLS. Three monochromators are available: a channel-cut, a double-crystal and a four-crystal set-up. They have been operated from 2500 up to 15000 eV, with a resolving power better than 5500 in the full range. Photon flux of the order of 108 photons s−1 up to 1010 photons s−1 has been attained. The experimental station is equipped with a table that can withstand a weight of 300 kg and track the vertical position of the beam with a 2.5 µm accuracy over a 120 mm stroke. The beamline has been fully characterized and the first results are presented.

Trace element analysis on Si wafer surfaces by TXRF at the ID32 ESRF undulator beamline

1998 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 1064-1066 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luc Ortega ◽  
Fabio Comin ◽  
Vincenzo Formoso ◽  
Andreas Stierle
Keyword(s):  
Synchrotron Radiation ◽  
Trace Element ◽  
Trace Element Analysis ◽  
Element Analysis ◽  
Double Crystal ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Double Crystal Monochromator ◽  
First Results ◽  
Set Up ◽  
Wave Methods

Synchrotron radiation total-reflection X-ray fluorescence (SR-TXRF) has been applied to the impurity analysis of Si wafers using a third-generation synchrotron radiation undulator source. A lower limit of detectability (LLD) for Ni atoms of 17 fg (1.7 × 108 atoms cm−2) has been achieved with an optical set-up based on an Si(111) double-crystal monochromator and a horizontal sample geometry. These first results are very promising for synchrotron radiation trace element analysis since we estimate that it is possible to lower the LLD by a factor of about 25 by employing appropriate optics and detectors. The use of a crystal monochromator opens new possibilities to perform absorption and scattering experiments (NEXAFS and X-ray standing-wave methods) for chemical and structural analysis of ultratrace elements.

Evaluation of Freezing Methods by Low Temperature X-Ray Diffraction

1977 ◽  
Vol 35 ◽  
pp. 330-333
Author(s):  
T. Gulik-Krzywicki ◽  
M.J. Costello
Keyword(s):  
Biological Materials ◽  
Molecular Organization ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
Glass Capillary ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Rate Dependent ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Freeze Etching ◽  
Diffraction Patterns ◽  
Set Up

Freeze-etching electron microscopy is currently one of the best methods for studying molecular organization of biological materials. Its application, however, is still limited by our imprecise knowledge about the perturbations of the original organization which may occur during quenching and fracturing of the samples and during the replication of fractured surfaces. Although it is well known that the preservation of the molecular organization of biological materials is critically dependent on the rate of freezing of the samples, little information is presently available concerning the nature and the extent of freezing-rate dependent perturbations of the original organizations. In order to obtain this information, we have developed a method based on the comparison of x-ray diffraction patterns of samples before and after freezing, prior to fracturing and replication.Our experimental set-up is shown in Fig. 1. The sample to be quenched is placed on its holder which is then mounted on a small metal holder (O) fixed on a glass capillary (p), whose position is controlled by a micromanipulator.

scholarly journals More than XRF Mapping: STEAM (Statistically Tailored Elemental Angle Mapper) a Pioneering Analysis Protocol for Pigment Studies

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 1446
Author(s):  
Jacopo Orsilli ◽  
Anna Galli ◽  
Letizia Bonizzoni ◽  
Michele Caccia
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Element Distribution ◽  
Elemental Distribution ◽  
X Rays ◽  
Spectral Angle Mapper ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Fluorescence Radiation ◽  
Set Up ◽  
Non Destructive ◽  
Analysis Protocol

Among the possible variants of X-Ray Fluorescence (XRF), applications exploiting scanning Macro-XRF (MA-XRF) are lately widespread as they allow the visualization of the element distribution maintaining a non-destructive approach. The surface is scanned with a focused or collimated X-ray beam of millimeters or less: analyzing the emitted fluorescence radiation, also elements present below the surface contribute to the elemental distribution image obtained, due to the penetrative nature of X-rays. The importance of this method in the investigation of historical paintings is so obvious—as the elemental distribution obtained can reveal hidden sub-surface layers, including changes made by the artist, or restorations, without any damage to the object—that recently specific international conferences have been held. The present paper summarizes the advantages and limitations of using MA-XRF considering it as an imaging technique, in synergy with other hyperspectral methods, or combining it with spot investigations. The most recent applications in the cultural Heritage field are taken into account, demonstrating how obtained 2D-XRF maps can be of great help in the diagnostic applied on Cultural Heritage materials. Moreover, a pioneering analysis protocol based on the Spectral Angle Mapper (SAM) algorithm is presented, unifying the MA-XRF standard approach with punctual XRF, exploiting information from the mapped area as a database to extend the comprehension to data outside the scanned region, and working independently from the acquisition set-up. Experimental application on some reference pigment layers and a painting by Giotto are presented as validation of the proposed method.

scholarly journals Free-electron laser inverse-Compton interaction x-ray source

2019 ◽  
Vol 22 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Pardis Niknejadi ◽  
Jeremy M. D. Kowalczyk ◽  
Michael R. Hadmack ◽  
Bryce T. Jacobson ◽  
Ian Howe ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Free Electron ◽  
Free Electron Laser ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Inverse Compton

scholarly journals Simple low dose radiography allows precise lung volume assessment in mice

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Amara Khan ◽  
Andrea Markus ◽  
Thomas Rittmann ◽  
Jonas Albers ◽  
Frauke Alves ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Lung Function ◽  
Whole Body ◽  
Acquisition Time ◽  
Micro Ct ◽  
Lung Volumes ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Promising Tool ◽  
Volume Assessment ◽  
Set Up ◽  
Time Required

AbstractX-ray based lung function (XLF) as a planar method uses dramatically less X-ray dose than computed tomography (CT) but so far lacked the ability to relate its parameters to pulmonary air volume. The purpose of this study was to calibrate the functional constituents of XLF that are biomedically decipherable and directly comparable to that of micro-CT and whole-body plethysmography (WBP). Here, we developed a unique set-up for simultaneous assessment of lung function and volume using XLF, micro-CT and WBP on healthy mice. Our results reveal a strong correlation of lung volumes obtained from radiographic XLF and micro-CT and demonstrate that XLF is superior to WBP in sensitivity and precision to assess lung volumes. Importantly, XLF measurement uses only a fraction of the radiation dose and acquisition time required for CT. Therefore, the redefined XLF approach is a promising tool for preclinical longitudinal studies with a substantial potential of clinical translation.

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