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Study and implementation of a soft X-ray 100 eV -20 keV fixed exit monochromator system
Carlo PelliciariG. Di CiccaMarco BarberaG. PareschiSalvatore VariscoAlfonso ColluraRoberto Candiasubject
PhysicsDiffractionRange (particle radiation)business.industryDetectorlaw.inventionWavelengthOpticslawCalibrationbusinessEnergy (signal processing)Beam (structure)MonochromatorX-ray monochromator crystals multilayer diffracting elements soft x-raydescription
We describe a “built in house” X-ray monochromator which produces a fixed exit X-ray beam tunable in the full energy range 0.1 - 20 keV. The system is based on a double diffraction on two large size parallel crystals positioned using a remotely controlled micropositioning system in order to keep the position of the monochromatic beam for any chosen energy. Up to six different diffracting elements can be selected without breaking the vacuum. This allows to cover the full energy range of interest. The system is part of an upgrading project of the XACT facility at the Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica - Osservatorio Astronomico di Palermo G.S. Vaiana, and will be employed for the testing and calibration of filters, detectors and optics at X-ray wavelengths.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-06-14 |