Techniques of production and analysis of polarized x-ray synchrotron radiation

Dennis M. Mills

doi:10.1117/12.55907

1 August 1991 Techniques of production and analysis of polarized x-ray synchrotron radiation

Dennis M. Mills

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Optical Engineering, Vol. 30, Issue 8, (August 1991). https://doi.org/10.1117/12.55907

Abstract

The use of the unique polarization properties of synchrotronradiation in the hard x-ray spectral region (Ε > 3 keV) is becoming increasingly important to many synchrotron radiation researchers. The radiation emitted from bending magnets and conventional (planar) insertion devices (IDs) is highly linearly polarized in the plane ofthe particle's orbit. Elliptically polarized x rays can also be obtained by going off axis on a bending magnet source, albeit with considerable loss of flux. The polarization properties of synchrotron radiation can be further tailored to the researcher's specific needs through the use of specialized insertion devices such as helical and crossed undulators and asymmetrical wigglers. Even with the possibility of producing a specific polarization, there is still the need to develop x-ray optical components that can manipulate the polarization for analysis and further modification of the polarization state. A survey of techniques for producing and analyzing both linear and circular polarized x rays will be presented with emphasis on those techniques that rely on single-crystal optical components.

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Dennis M. Mills "Techniques of production and analysis of polarized x-ray synchrotron radiation," Optical Engineering 30(8), (1 August 1991). https://doi.org/10.1117/12.55907

Published: 1 August 1991

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