scholarly journals Spin Polarization in Cu Core-Level Photoemission with Linearly Polarized Soft X Rays

1994 ◽  
Vol 73 (14) ◽  
pp. 1963-1966 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ch. Roth ◽  
F. U. Hillebrecht ◽  
W. G. Park ◽  
H. B. Rose ◽  
E. Kisker
Keyword(s):  
Spin Polarization ◽  
Core Level ◽  
X Rays ◽  
Linearly Polarized

scholarly journals Anisotropy of X-ray Absorption Cross Section in CeCoGe3 Single Crystal

Crystals ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (5) ◽  
pp. 544
Author(s):  
Andrei Rogalev ◽  
Fabrice Wilhelm ◽  
Elena Ovchinnikova ◽  
Aydar Enikeev ◽  
Roman Bakonin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cross Section ◽  
Absorption Cross Section ◽  
Linear Dichroism ◽  
X Rays ◽  
Absorption Cross ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Measured Absorption ◽  
Linearly Polarized ◽  
X Ray Absorption ◽  
Absorption Edges

Absorption spectra of two orthogonal linearly polarized x-rays in a single CeCoGe3 crystal were measured at the ID12 beamline of the ESRF for the energies near the K-edges of Ge, Co and near the L23 edges of Ce. The X-ray natural linear dichroism (XNLD) was revealed in the vicinity of all the absorption edges, which indicates a splitting of electronic states in a crystalline field. Mathematical modelling in comparison with experimental data allowed the isotropic and anisotropic parts of atomic absorption cross section in CeCoGe3 to be determined near all measured absorption edges. The calculations also show that the “average” anisotropy of the cross section close to the Ge K-edge revealed in the experiment is less than the partial anisotropic contributions corresponding to Ge atoms in two different Wyckoff positions.

scholarly journals Linearly polarized X-ray fluorescence computed tomography based on a Thomson scattering light source: a Monte Carlo study

2020 ◽  
Vol 27 (3) ◽  
pp. 737-745
Author(s):  
Zhijun Chi ◽  
Yingchao Du ◽  
Wenhui Huang ◽  
Chuanxiang Tang
Keyword(s):  
Computed Tomography ◽  
Monte Carlo ◽  
Compton Scattering ◽  
Light Source ◽  
Thomson Scattering ◽  
X Rays ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Pile Up ◽  
Linearly Polarized ◽  
Scattering Light

A Thomson scattering X-ray source can provide quasi-monochromatic, continuously energy-tunable, polarization-controllable and high-brightness X-rays, which makes it an excellent tool for X-ray fluorescence computed tomography (XFCT). In this paper, we examined the suppression of Compton scattering background in XFCT using the linearly polarized X-rays and the implementation feasibility of linearly polarized XFCT based on this type of light source, concerning the influence of phantom attenuation and the sampling strategy, its advantage over K-edge subtraction computed tomography (CT), the imaging time, and the potential pulse pile-up effect by Monte Carlo simulations. A fan beam and pinhole collimator geometry were adopted in the simulation and the phantom was a polymethyl methacrylate cylinder inside which were gadolinium (Gd)-loaded water solutions with Gd concentrations ranging from 0.2 to 4.0 wt%. Compared with the case of vertical polarization, Compton scattering was suppressed by about 1.6 times using horizontal polarization. An accurate image of the Gd-containing phantom was successfully reconstructed with both spatial and quantitative identification, and good linearity between the reconstructed value and the Gd concentration was verified. When the attenuation effect cannot be neglected, one full cycle (360°) sampling and the attenuation correction became necessary. Compared with the results of K-edge subtraction CT, the contrast-to-noise ratio values of XFCT were improved by 2.03 and 1.04 times at low Gd concentrations of 0.2 and 0.5 wt%, respectively. When the flux of a Thomson scattering light source reaches 1013 photons s−1, it is possible to finish the data acquisition of XFCT at the minute or second level without introducing pulse pile-up effects.

Spin-polarization effects in Cherenkov radiation from electrons

2020 ◽  
Vol 98 (7) ◽  
pp. 660-663
Author(s):  
A.A. Peshkov
Keyword(s):  
Spin Polarization ◽  
Cherenkov Radiation ◽  
Stokes Parameters ◽  
Electron Spin Polarization ◽  
Polarized Electrons ◽  
Small Component ◽  
Polarization Effects ◽  
Spin Polarized ◽  
Linearly Polarized ◽  
Spin Polarization Effects

A quantum electrodynamical theory of Cherenkov radiation emitted by spin-polarized electrons moving in an isotropic medium is developed within the density matrix framework. Special attention is paid to the polarization properties of the emitted photons described by means of Stokes parameters. It is demonstrated that, although the Cherenkov radiation is primarily linearly polarized in the plane containing the direction of observation and the path of the electrons, the photons may have a small component of circular polarization of the order of 3 × 10−6 for electron kinetic energy of 500 keV due to the initial electron spin polarization, whose existence can be confirmed by sensitive measurements in the future.

Spin polarization of core-level photoelectrons

1993 ◽  
Vol 47 (23) ◽  
pp. 15391-15396 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. Kachel ◽  
C. Carbone ◽  
W. Gudat
Keyword(s):  
Spin Polarization ◽  
Core Level

Soft X-ray photochemistry beamline at SPring-8

1998 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 545-547 ◽  
Author(s):  
I. Koyano ◽  
M. Okuyama ◽  
E. Ishiguro ◽  
A. Hiraya ◽  
H. Ohashi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High Resolution ◽  
Chemical Vapour Deposition ◽  
Vapour Deposition ◽  
Chemical Vapour ◽  
X Rays ◽  
High Quality ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Excitation Region ◽  
Linearly Polarized ◽  
Grating Monochromator

Design and construction of a soft X-ray beamline at SPring-8 is reported. The beamline utilizes high-quality linearly polarized soft X-rays obtainable from a figure-8 undulator for the study of photophysical and photochemical processes of atoms, molecules and surfaces in the inner-shell excitation region. It consists of two experimental stations, a photochemistry station and a chemical vapour deposition (CVD) station. A high-resolution grating monochromator is installed at the photochemistry station, while the intense undispersed undulator radiation is used at the CVD station. Unique features of the experimental chambers and of the analysis and characterization systems are described along with those of the monochromator.

A SOFT X-RAY UNDULATOR BEAMLINE AT THE ADVANCED LIGHT SOURCE WITH CIRCULAR AND VARIABLE LINEAR POLARIZATION FOR THE SPECTROSCOPY AND MICROSCOPY OF MAGNETIC MATERIALS

2002 ◽  
Vol 09 (01) ◽  
pp. 549-554 ◽  
Author(s):  
ANTHONY T. YOUNG ◽  
ELKE ARENHOLZ ◽  
JUN FENG ◽  
HOWARD PADMORE ◽  
STEVE MARKS ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Light Source ◽  
National Laboratory ◽  
X Rays ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Advanced Light Source ◽  
Linearly Polarized ◽  
Linearly Polarized Radiation ◽  
Elliptically Polarized ◽  
Photoemission Electron ◽  
Polarized Radiation

A new undulator beamline at the Advanced Light Source, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory is described. This new beamline has an Apple II type undulator which produces linearly and elliptically polarized X-rays. A high resolution monochromator directs the radiation to two branchlines. The first branchline is optimized for spectroscopy and accommodates multiple endstations simultaneously. The second branchline features a photoemission electron microscope. A novel feature of the beamline is the ability to produce linearly polarized radiation at arbitrary, user-selectable angles. Applications of the new beamline are also described.

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