X-ray absorption fine structure measurement with a 9 V electric battery x-ray emitter

Journal Article · Mon Sep 25 00:00:00 EDT 2006 · Applied Physics Letters

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2356462· OSTI ID:20860939

Mitsuya, Shota; Ishii, Hideshi; Kawai, Jun; Tanaka, Keiichi ^[1]

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1. Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Kyoto University, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8501 (Japan)

X-ray absorption spectral analysis is a well known technique for analyzing the chemical environment of an element in a specimen. It has been believed that high intensity and monochromatized x rays such as the synchrotron radiation are required for an x-ray absorption experiment. In the present study, however, we demonstrate that the x-ray absorption spectral measurement of transition metal foils with an energy resolution of 10 eV is possible with a combination of a 9 V dry electric battery pyroelectric x-ray generator and a superconducting microcalorimeter.

• OSTI ID: 20860939
• Journal Information: Applied Physics Letters, Vol. 89, Issue 13; Other Information: DOI: 10.1063/1.2356462; (c) 2006 American Institute of Physics; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0003-6951
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

75 CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS
SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY
ABSORPTION
ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY
CALORIMETERS
ELECTRIC BATTERIES
ENERGY RESOLUTION
EV RANGE 01-10
FINE STRUCTURE
FOILS
SYNCHROTRON RADIATION
TRANSITION ELEMENTS
X RADIATION
X-RAY SPECTROSCOPY