The first X‐ray Extended Range Technique (XERT)‐like experiment at the Australian Synchrotron, Australia, is presented. In this experiment X‐ray mass attenuation coefficients are measured across an ...energy range including the zinc K‐absorption edge and X‐ray absorption fine structure (XAFS). These high‐accuracy measurements are recorded at 496 energies from 8.51 keV to 11.59 keV. The XERT protocol dictates that systematic errors due to dark current nonlinearities, correction for blank measurements, full‐foil mapping to characterize the absolute value of attenuation, scattering, harmonics and roughness are measured over an extended range of experimental parameter space. This results in data for better analysis, culminating in measurement of mass attenuation coefficients across the zinc K‐edge to 0.023–0.036% accuracy. Dark current corrections are energy‐ and structure‐dependent and the magnitude of correction reached 57% for thicker samples but was still large and significant for thin samples. Blank measurements scaled thin foil attenuation coefficients by 60–500%; and up to 90% even for thicker foils. Full‐foil mapping and characterization corrected discrepancies between foils of up to 20%, rendering the possibility of absolute measurements of attenuation. Fluorescence scattering was also a major correction. Harmonics, roughness and bandwidth were explored. The energy was calibrated using standard reference foils. These results represent the most extensive and accurate measurements of zinc which enable investigations of discrepancies between current theory and experiments. This work was almost fully automated from this first experiment at the Australian Synchrotron, greatly increasing the possibility for large‐scale studies using XERT.
The first X‐ray Extended Range Technique (XERT)‐like experiment at the Australian Synchrotron measured 496 energies from 8.51 keV to 11.59 keV for zinc metal to 0.023–0.036% accuracy. Systematics are quantified.
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High‐accuracy X‐ray mass attenuation coefficients were measured from the first X‐ray Extended Range Technique (XERT)‐like experiment at the Australian Synchrotron. Experimentally measured mass ...attenuation coefficients deviate by ∼50% from the theoretical values near the zinc absorption edge, suggesting that improvements in theoretical tabulations of mass attenuation coefficients are required to bring them into better agreement with experiment. Using these values the imaginary component of the atomic form factor of zinc was determined for all the measured photon energies. The zinc K‐edge jump ratio and jump factor are determined and results raise significant questions regarding the definitions of quantities used and best practice for background subtraction prior to X‐ray absorption fine‐structure (XAFS) analysis. The XAFS analysis shows excellent agreement between the measured and tabulated values and yields bond lengths and nanostructure of zinc with uncertainties of from 0.1% to 0.3% or 0.003 Å to 0.008 Å. Significant variation from the reported crystal structure was observed, suggesting local dynamic motion of the standard crystal lattice. XAFS is sensitive to dynamic correlated motion and in principle is capable of observing local dynamic motion beyond the reach of conventional crystallography. These results for the zinc absorption coefficient, XAFS and structure are the most accurate structural refinements of zinc at room temperature.
Zinc metal XAFS to high accuracy determined K‐edge jump ratio and jump factors, revealing significant issues in theory and experiment. Nanostructure of zinc is determined to high accuracy with bond lengths with uncertainties from 0.1% to 0.3% or 0.003 to 0.008 ÅA, suggesting local dynamic motion of the crystal lattice.
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The characteristic radiation of copper Kα 1,2,3,4 Melia, Hamish A; Chantler, Christopher T; Smale, Lucas F ...
Acta crystallographica. Section A, Foundations and advances,
2019-May-01, 2019-05-01, Volume:
75, Issue:
Pt 3
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A characterization of the Cu Kα
spectrum is presented, including the 2p satellite line, Kα
, the details of which are robust enough to be transferable to other experiments. This is a step in the ...renewed attempts to resolve inconsistencies in characteristic X-ray spectra between theory, experiment and alternative experimental geometries. The spectrum was measured using a rotating anode, monolithic Si channel-cut double-crystal monochromator and backgammon detector. Three alternative approaches fitted five Voigt profiles to the data: a residual analysis approach; a peak-by-peak fit; and a simultaneous constrained method. The robustness of the fit is displayed across three spectra obtained with different instrumental broadening. Spectra were not well fitted by transfer of any of three prior characterizations from the literature. Integrated intensities, line widths and centroids are compared with previous empirical fits. The novel experimental setup provides insight into the portability of spectral characterizations of X-ray spectra. From the parameterization, an estimated 3d shake probability of 18% and a 2p shake probability of 0.5% are reported.
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The characteristic radiation of copper Kα1,2,3,4 Melia, Hamish A.; Chantler, Christopher T.; Smale, Lucas F. ...
Acta crystallographica. Section A, Foundations and advances,
20/May , Volume:
75, Issue:
3
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A characterization of the Cu Kα1,2 spectrum is presented, including the 2p satellite line, Kα3,4, the details of which are robust enough to be transferable to other experiments. This is a step in the ...renewed attempts to resolve inconsistencies in characteristic X‐ray spectra between theory, experiment and alternative experimental geometries. The spectrum was measured using a rotating anode, monolithic Si channel‐cut double‐crystal monochromator and backgammon detector. Three alternative approaches fitted five Voigt profiles to the data: a residual analysis approach; a peak‐by‐peak fit; and a simultaneous constrained method. The robustness of the fit is displayed across three spectra obtained with different instrumental broadening. Spectra were not well fitted by transfer of any of three prior characterizations from the literature. Integrated intensities, line widths and centroids are compared with previous empirical fits. The novel experimental setup provides insight into the portability of spectral characterizations of X‐ray spectra. From the parameterization, an estimated 3d shake probability of 18% and a 2p shake probability of 0.5% are reported.
The characterization of Cu Kα1,2,3,4 radiation is presented, including the 2p satellite. The details are robust enough to be transferable to other experiments for calibration and reference.
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The meander wire backgammon technology has high levels of flux and spatial linearity across a wide range of energies. One of the attractive features of these technologies is the stability of response ...and robustness under long X‐ray exposure, compactness, and portability. A key problem historically has been the limited range of count‐rate for processing to the optimum resolution. We report dramatic advances in this and other areas appropriate for high‐accuracy experiments including tests of quantum electrodynamics, fundamental relativistic atomic physics, X‐ray calibration, and crystallography. We illustrate this technology applied to the Kα1,2 spectra of titanium, chromium, and copper. The quality of the spectra permits deeper insight into atomic and solid state science and permits accurate measurement of energy and relativistic atomic physics processes, below 1‐μm accuracy or down to 1 ppm in energy.
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