A plastic miniature x-ray emission spectrometer based on the cylindrical von Hamos geometry

doi:10.1063/1.3680598

Title: A plastic miniature x-ray emission spectrometer based on the cylindrical von Hamos geometry

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We present a short working distance miniature x-ray emission spectrometer (miniXES) based on the cylindrical von Hamos geometry. We describe the general design principles for the spectrometer and detail a specific implementation that covers K{beta} and valence level emission from Fe. Large spatial and angular access to the sample region provides compatibility with environmental chambers, microprobe, and pump/probe measurements. The primary spectrometer structure and optic is plastic, printed using a 3-dimensional rapid-prototype machine. The spectrometer is inexpensive to construct and is portable; it can be quickly set up at any focused beamline with a tunable narrow bandwidth monochromator. The sample clearance is over 27 mm, providing compatibility with a variety of environment chambers. An overview is also given of the calibration and data processing procedures, which are implemented by a multiplatform user-friendly software package. Finally, representative measurements are presented. Background levels are below the level of the K{beta}{sub 2,5} valence emission, the weakest diagram line in the system, and photometric analysis of count rates finds that the instrument is performing at the theoretical limit.

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Mattern, B. A.; Seidler, G. T.; Haave, M.; Pacold, J. I. ^[1]; Gordon, R. A. ^[2]; Planillo, J. ^[3]; Quintana, J.; Rusthoven, B. ^[4]

Department of Physics, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195 (United States)
Department of Physics, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, British Columbia V5A 1S6 (Canada)
Department of Physics, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York 12180 (United States)
Advanced Photon Source, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois 60439 (United States)

Publication Date:: Wed Feb 15 00:00:00 EST 2012

OSTI Identifier:: 22063798

Resource Type:: Journal Article

Resource Relation:: Journal Name: Review of Scientific Instruments; Journal Volume: 83; Journal Issue: 2; Other Information: (c) 2012 American Institute of Physics; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 46 INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; CALIBRATION; COMPATIBILITY; COMPUTER CODES; COUNTING RATES; CYLINDRICAL CONFIGURATION; DATA PROCESSING; DESIGN; IMPLEMENTATION; IRON; PROBES; VALENCE; X-RAY EMISSION ANALYSIS; X-RAY SPECTROMETERS

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                    Mattern, B. A., Seidler, G. T., Haave, M., Pacold, J. I., Gordon, R. A., Planillo, J., Quintana, J., and Rusthoven, B. A plastic miniature x-ray emission spectrometer based on the cylindrical von Hamos geometry.  United States: N. p., 2012. 
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                    Mattern, B. A., Seidler, G. T., Haave, M., Pacold, J. I., Gordon, R. A., Planillo, J., Quintana, J., & Rusthoven, B. A plastic miniature x-ray emission spectrometer based on the cylindrical von Hamos geometry.  United States.  doi:10.1063/1.3680598.

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                    Mattern, B. A., Seidler, G. T., Haave, M., Pacold, J. I., Gordon, R. A., Planillo, J., Quintana, J., and Rusthoven, B. Wed .  
        "A plastic miniature x-ray emission spectrometer based on the cylindrical von Hamos geometry".  United States.  doi:10.1063/1.3680598.

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@article{osti_22063798,

  title        = {A plastic miniature x-ray emission spectrometer based on the cylindrical von Hamos geometry},

  author       = {Mattern, B. A. and Seidler, G. T. and Haave, M. and Pacold, J. I. and Gordon, R. A. and Planillo, J. and Quintana, J. and Rusthoven, B.},

  abstractNote = {We present a short working distance miniature x-ray emission spectrometer (miniXES) based on the cylindrical von Hamos geometry. We describe the general design principles for the spectrometer and detail a specific implementation that covers K{beta} and valence level emission from Fe. Large spatial and angular access to the sample region provides compatibility with environmental chambers, microprobe, and pump/probe measurements. The primary spectrometer structure and optic is plastic, printed using a 3-dimensional rapid-prototype machine. The spectrometer is inexpensive to construct and is portable; it can be quickly set up at any focused beamline with a tunable narrow bandwidth monochromator. The sample clearance is over 27 mm, providing compatibility with a variety of environment chambers. An overview is also given of the calibration and data processing procedures, which are implemented by a multiplatform user-friendly software package. Finally, representative measurements are presented. Background levels are below the level of the K{beta}{sub 2,5} valence emission, the weakest diagram line in the system, and photometric analysis of count rates finds that the instrument is performing at the theoretical limit.},

  doi          = {10.1063/1.3680598},

  journal      = {Review of Scientific Instruments},

  number       = 2,

  volume       = 83,

  place        = {United States},

  year         = {Wed Feb 15 00:00:00 EST 2012},

  month        = {Wed Feb 15 00:00:00 EST 2012}

}

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