Design of an X-ray phase-plate analyzer to measure the circular polarization rate of a helical undulator source

被引:20
作者
Goulon, J
Malgrange, C
Giles, C
Neumann, C
Rogalev, A
Moguiline, E
DeBergevin, F
Vettier, C
机构
[1] UNIV PARIS 06,LAB MINERAL CRISTALLOG,CNRS,F-75252 PARIS 05,FRANCE
[2] UNIV PARIS 07,LAB MINERAL CRISTALLOG,CNRS,F-75252 PARIS 05,FRANCE
[3] CRISTALLOG LAB,F-38043 GRENOBLE,FRANCE
关键词
transmission X-ray phase plates; X-ray polarimeters; helical undulator; alignment procedures;
D O I
10.1107/S0909049596007212
中图分类号
TH7 [仪器、仪表];
学科分类号
0804 ; 080401 ; 081102 ;
摘要
A quarter-wave plate made of a ca 16 mu m-thick silicon single crystal was used at energies as low as 2.8 keV to convert circularly polarized photons into linearly polarized photons. Coupled to a linear polarimeter, this quarter-wave plate enabled the characterization of the circular polarization rate of the radiation emitted by one of the ESRF helical undulators, Helios-I. The measured value (ca 97%) is in good agreement with theoretical predictions. Special attention was paid to the alignment procedures of all relevant optical components of the beamline.
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页码:272 / 281
页数:10
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