The Structural Design Method of Multi-Layer Parabolic Reflective Surface for X-Ray Focusing

2013 ◽  
Vol 552 ◽  
pp. 75-78
Author(s):  
Miang Zhao Ouyang ◽  
Yue Gang Fu ◽  
Zhi Ying Liu ◽  
Jia Ke Wang ◽  
Wen Jun He
Keyword(s):  
Structural Design ◽  
Electromagnetic Waves ◽  
Critical Angle ◽  
Design Method ◽  
Grazing Incidence ◽  
High Energy ◽  
Entrance Pupil ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Spectral Bands ◽  
Effective Aperture

As an ultra-short electromagnetic waves, X-ray has a strong ability to penetrate with high-energy. The method for focusing visible spectral bands is not suitable for X-ray spectrum. At present, in X-ray astronomy, the X-ray focus mode which uses grazing incidence less than critical angle has been widely used. However, the small critical angle limits its effective aperture of the X-ray collection. This paper presents a multi-layer reflective structure working with grazing incidence and the surfaces coated multilayer high reflective for X-ray. It can guarantee the large effective entrance pupil and high energy collection. The 200mm diameter X-ray focusing device is designed as an example. It is found from simulation that a good focusing result is acquired.

Quantifying Multiple Crystallite Orientations and Crystal Heterogeneities in Complex Thin Film Materials

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jonathan Ogle ◽  
Daniel Powell ◽  
Eric Amerling ◽  
Detlef Matthias Smilgies ◽  
Luisa Whittaker-Brooks
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Thin Films ◽  
Structural Design ◽  
Grazing Incidence ◽  
Crystallite Orientation ◽  
Miller Index ◽  
X Ray ◽  
X Ray Scattering ◽  
Orientation Distributions ◽  
Orientation Information

<p>Thin film materials have become increasingly complex in morphological and structural design. When characterizing the structure of these films, a crucial field of study is the role that crystallite orientation plays in giving rise to unique electronic properties. It is therefore important to have a comparative tool for understanding differences in crystallite orientation within a thin film, and also the ability to compare the structural orientation between different thin films. Herein, we designed a new method dubbed the mosaicity factor (MF) to quantify crystallite orientation in thin films using grazing incidence wide-angle X-ray scattering (GIWAXS) patterns. This method for quantifying the orientation of thin films overcomes many limitations inherent in previous approaches such as noise sensitivity, the ability to compare orientation distributions along different axes, and the ability to quantify multiple crystallite orientations observed within the same Miller index. Following the presentation of MF, we proceed to discussing case studies to show the efficacy and range of application available for the use of MF. These studies show how using the MF approach yields quantitative orientation information for various materials assembled on a substrate.<b></b></p>

Epitaxial Ni nanoparticles on CaF2(001), (110) and (111) surfaces studied by three-dimensional RHEED, GIXD and GISAXS reciprocal-space mapping techniques

2017 ◽  
Vol 50 (3) ◽  
pp. 830-839 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. M. Suturin ◽  
V. V. Fedorov ◽  
A. M. Korovin ◽  
N. S. Sokolov ◽  
A. V. Nashchekin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Lattice Structure ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Grazing Incidence ◽  
High Energy ◽  
Reciprocal Space ◽  
Mapping Technique ◽  
Face Centered Cubic ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Cubic Lattice ◽  
Face Centered

The development of growth techniques aimed at the fabrication of nanoscale heterostructures with layers of ferroic 3dmetals on semiconductor substrates is very important for their potential usage in magnetic media recording applications. A structural study is presented of single-crystal nickel island ensembles grown epitaxially on top of CaF2/Si insulator-on-semiconductor heteroepitaxial substrates with (111), (110) and (001) fluorite surface orientations. The CaF2buffer layer in the studied multilayer system prevents the formation of nickel silicide, guides the nucleation of nickel islands and serves as an insulating layer in a potential tunneling spin injection device. The present study, employing both direct-space and reciprocal-space techniques, is a continuation of earlier research on ferromagnetic 3dtransition metals grown epitaxially on non-magnetic and magnetically ordered fluorides. It is demonstrated that arrays of stand-alone faceted nickel islands with a face-centered cubic lattice can be grown controllably on CaF2surfaces of (111), (110) and (001) orientations. The proposed two-stage nickel growth technique employs deposition of a thin seeding layer at low temperature followed by formation of the islands at high temperature. The application of an advanced three-dimensional mapping technique exploiting reflection high-energy electron diffraction (RHEED) has proved that the nickel islands tend to inherit the lattice orientation of the underlying fluorite layer, though they exhibit a certain amount of {111} twinning. As shown by scanning electron microscopy, grazing-incidence X-ray diffraction (GIXD) and grazing-incidence small-angle X-ray scattering (GISAXS), the islands are of similar shape, being faceted with {111} and {100} planes. The results obtained are compared with those from earlier studies of Co/CaF2epitaxial nanoparticles, with special attention paid to the peculiarities related to the differences in lattice structure of the deposited metals: the dual-phase hexagonal close-packed/face-centered cubic lattice structure of cobalt as opposed to the single-phase face-centered cubic lattice structure of nickel.

Manufacturing Metamaterials Using Synchrotron Lithography

2010 ◽  
Vol 75 ◽  
pp. 230-239
Author(s):  
Herbert O. Moser ◽  
Linke Jian ◽  
Shenbaga M.P. Kalaiselvi ◽  
Selven Virasawmy ◽  
Sivakumar M. Maniam ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Electromagnetic Waves ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Pattern Generation ◽  
Geometrical Parameters ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Spectral Bands ◽  
Left Handed ◽  
Aspect Ratios ◽  
Multi Level ◽  
Primary Pattern

The function of metamaterials relies on their resonant response to electromagnetic waves in characteristic spectral bands. To make metamaterials homogeneous, the size of the basic resonant element should be less than 10% of the wavelength. For the THz range up to the visible, structure details of 50 nm to 30 μm are required as are high aspect ratios, tall heights, and large areas. For such specifications, lithography, in particular, synchrotron radiation deep X-ray lithography, is the method of choice. X-ray masks are made via primary pattern generation by means of electron or laser writing. Several different X-ray masks and accurate mask-substrate alignment are necessary for architectures requiring multi-level lithography. Lithography is commonly followed by electroplating of metallic replica. The process can also yield mould inserts for cost-effective manufacture by plastic moulding. We made metamaterials based on rod-split-rings, split-cylinders, S-string bi-layer chips, and S-string meta-foils. Left-handed resonance bands range from 2.4 to 216 THz. Latest is the all-metal self-supported flexible meta-foil with pass-bands of 45% up to 70% transmission at 3.4 to 4.5 THz depending on geometrical parameters.

scholarly journals Design and Performance of the X-ray Polarimeter X-Calibur

2014 ◽  
Vol 03 (02) ◽  
pp. 1440008 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Beilicke ◽  
F. Kislat ◽  
A. Zajczyk ◽  
Q. Guo ◽  
R. Endsley ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gamma Ray ◽  
Detection Efficiency ◽  
Grazing Incidence ◽  
High Energy ◽  
X Rays ◽  
Field Orientation ◽  
Synchrotron Source ◽  
X Ray ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Detector Assembly

X-ray polarimetry promises to give qualitatively new information about high-energy astrophysical sources, such as binary black hole systems, micro-quasars, active galactic nuclei, neutron stars, and gamma-ray bursts. We designed, built and tested a X-ray polarimeter, X-Calibur, to be used in the focal plane of the balloon-borne InFOCμS grazing incidence X-ray telescope. X-Calibur combines a low-Z scatterer with a Cadmium Zinc Telluride (CZT) detector assembly to measure the polarization of 20–80 keV X-rays making use of the fact that polarized photons scatter preferentially perpendicular to the electric field orientation. X-Calibur achieves a high detection efficiency of ≃80%. The X-Calibur detector assembly is completed, tested, and fully calibrated. The response to a polarized X-ray beam was measured successfully at the Cornell High Energy Synchrotron Source. This paper describes the design, calibration and performance of the X-Calibur polarimeter. In principle, a similar space-borne scattering polarimeter could operate over the broader 2–100 keV energy band.

X-Ray Reflectometry from Semiconductor Surfaces and Interfaces

1990 ◽  
Vol 208 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brian K Tanner ◽  
Simon J Miles ◽  
D Keith Bowen ◽  
Linda Hart ◽  
Neil Loxley
Keyword(s):  
Surface Damage ◽  
Grazing Incidence ◽  
High Energy ◽  
Thin Layers ◽  
Energy Dispersive ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Langmuir Blodgett ◽  
Surfaces And Interfaces ◽  
Langmuir Blodgett Films ◽  
Preliminary Study

ABSTRACTX-ray reflectance measurements at grazing incidence provide non-destructively a measure of the thickness of thin layers, the electron density as a function of depth, and interface and surface roughness. We show that the effect of roughness at a buried interface is only to reduce the visibility of the interference fringes, whereas roughness at the top surface leads also to an overall increase in the rate of fall of intensity with angle (or energy). These two contributions can then be readily distinguished.Most work has been performed in monochromatic angular dispersive mode. We present here a preliminary study of the application of the high-energy, fixed-angle, energy dispersive mode for the study of thin epitaxial layers, Langmuir-Blodgett films, surface damage on silicon chemi-sol polished wafers and ion implanted silicon and aluminium. Data has been analysed using the theory of Parratt, which we have adapted for use in the energy dispersive method.

scholarly journals Revealing the source of Jupiter’s x-ray auroral flares

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (28) ◽  
pp. eabf0851
Author(s):  
Zhonghua Yao ◽  
William R. Dunn ◽  
Emma E. Woodfield ◽  
George Clark ◽  
Barry H. Mauk ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Field ◽  
Heavy Ions ◽  
Electromagnetic Waves ◽  
High Energy ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Planetary Scale ◽  
Ion Cyclotron Waves ◽  
Electromagnetic Ion Cyclotron Waves ◽  
Natural Laboratory

Jupiter’s rapidly rotating, strong magnetic field provides a natural laboratory that is key to understanding the dynamics of high-energy plasmas. Spectacular auroral x-ray flares are diagnostic of the most energetic processes governing magnetospheres but seemingly unique to Jupiter. Since their discovery 40 years ago, the processes that produce Jupiter’s x-ray flares have remained unknown. Here, we report simultaneous in situ satellite and space-based telescope observations that reveal the processes that produce Jupiter’s x-ray flares, showing surprising similarities to terrestrial ion aurora. Planetary-scale electromagnetic waves are observed to modulate electromagnetic ion cyclotron waves, periodically causing heavy ions to precipitate and produce Jupiter’s x-ray pulses. Our findings show that ion aurorae share common mechanisms across planetary systems, despite temporal, spatial, and energetic scales varying by orders of magnitude.

scholarly journals Weak Ferromagnetic Property and Electromagnetic Waves Absorption Characteristic of La(1-x)BaxMnO3

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 96-106
Author(s):  
Engkir Sukirman ◽  
Yosef Sarwanto ◽  
Andon Insani ◽  
Wisnu Ari Adi ◽  
Yose Fachmi Buys
Keyword(s):  
Electromagnetic Waves ◽  
Magnetic Ordering ◽  
Peak Frequency ◽  
High Energy ◽  
Absorption Characteristic ◽  
Network Analyzer ◽  
Ferromagnetic Property ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Neutron Diffractometer ◽  
Weak Ferromagnetic

The weak ferromagnetic property and the electromagnetic waves absorption characteristic of La(1-x)BaxMnO3 (LBMO) compounds have been investigated. The samples of LBMO that are LaMnO3 (S0), La0.9Ba0.1MnO3 (S1); La0.8Ba0.2MnO3 (S2); and La0.7Ba0.3MnO3 (S3) were synthesized using high energy milling (HEM) method. Samples were characterized by means of XRD (X-ray diffractometer), HRPD (high-resolution powder neutron diffractometer), EDS (energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy, VSM (vibrating sample magnetometer), and VNA (vector network analyzer). There is no magnetic ordering of ferromagnetic in S1 and S2 samples due to the Ba occupation factors of both less than 0.2. The Ba content in the S3 sample is greater than 0.2, hence the ferromagnetic property of the compound is not so visible with the VSM as well as the VNA. The absorption characteristics of electromagnetic waves using VNA indicated that there is an absorption of EM waves in the frequency range between 8-12 GHz with almost the same peak frequency for all four samples at 10.8 GHz with the absorption of around 5 dB. The existence of a weak ferromagnetic property can be detected clearly using HRPD. Neutron diffraction as a probe can observe the magnetic structure accurately even in a material having a weak ferromagnetic property.

Debye–Scherrer rings from block copolymer films with powder-like order

2011 ◽  
Vol 44 (2) ◽  
pp. 370-379 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter Busch ◽  
Markus Rauscher ◽  
Jean-François Moulin ◽  
Peter Müller-Buschbaum
Keyword(s):  
Small Angle ◽  
Critical Angle ◽  
Grazing Incidence ◽  
Distorted Wave ◽  
Distorted Wave Born Approximation ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Copolymer Films ◽  
X Ray Scattering ◽  
Ring Shape ◽  
Neutron Time

The powder-like orientation of lamellar domains in thin films of the diblock copolymer polystyrene-block-poly(methyl methacrylate) is investigated using grazing-incidence small-angle X-ray scattering (GISAXS) and grazing-incidence small-angle neutron scattering (GISANS). Conventional monochromatic GISANS and GISAXS measurements are compared with neutron time-of-flight GISANS. For angles of incidence and exit larger than the critical angle of total external reflection of the polymer, Debye–Scherrer rings are observed. The position of the Debye–Scherrer rings is described quantitatively based on a reduced version of the distorted-wave Born approximation. A strong distortion of the ring shape is caused by refraction and reflections from the film interfaces. Close to the critical angle, the ring shape collapses into a banana shape.

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