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Synchrotron X-ray Microdiffraction and Fluorescence Imaging of Mineral and Rock Samples
Published on: June 19, 2018
A novel multi-detection technique for three-dimensional reciprocal-space mapping in grazing-incidence X-ray
M Schmidbauer1, P Schäfer, S Besedin
1Leibniz Institut für Kristallzüchtung, Max-Born-Strasse 2, D-12489 Berlin, Germany. schmidbauer@ikz-berlin.de
Abstract:
A new scattering technique in grazing-incidence X-ray diffraction geometry is described which enables three-dimensional mapping of reciprocal space by a single rocking scan of the sample. This is achieved by using a two-dimensional detector. The new set-up is discussed in terms of angular resolution and dynamic range of scattered intensity. As an example the diffuse scattering from a strained multilayer of self-assembled (In,Ga)As quantum dots grown on GaAs substrate is presented.
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