Resonant soft X-ray diffraction - in extremis.

Hatton, P.D.; Wilkins, S.B.; Beale, T.A.W.; Johal, T.K.; Prabhakaran, D.; Boothroyd, A.T.

Abstract

The use of softer-energy X-rays produced by synchrotron radiation for diffraction is an area of current interest. In this paper, experiments exploiting resonant scattering at the L absorption edges of 3d transition metal elements are reported. Such energies, typically 500-1000 eV, are at the extreme limit of soft X-ray diffraction where absorption effects are so severe that the sample and diffractometer must be placed in a windowless high-vacuum vessel. In addition, the Ewald sphere is so small as to likely contain, at most, only a single Bragg reflection. Advantages of using such radiation for the study of weak diffraction effects such as anomalous scattering, charge ordering, magnetic diffraction and orbital ordering are reported.

Citation

Hatton, P., Wilkins, S., Beale, T., Johal, T., Prabhakaran, D., & Boothroyd, A. (2005). Resonant soft X-ray diffraction - in extremis. Journal of Synchrotron Radiation, 12(4), 434-441. https://doi.org/10.1107/s0909049505009167

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Publication Date: 2005-06
• Journal: Journal of Synchrotron Radiation
• Print ISSN: 0909-0495
• Electronic ISSN: 1600-5775
• Publisher: International Union of Crystallography
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 12
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 434-441
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1107/s0909049505009167
• Public URL: https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1581309