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Soft X-ray diffraction patterns measured by a LiF detector with sub-micrometre resolution and an ultimate dynamic range

Makarov, Sergey ; Pikuz, Sergey ; Ryazantsev, Sergey ; Pikuz, Tatiana ; Buzmakov, Alexey ; Rose, Max ; Lazarev, Sergey ; Senkbeil, Tobias ; Von Gundlach, Andreas and Stuhr, Susan , et al. (2020) In Journal of Synchrotron Radiation 27. p.625-632
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The unique diagnostic possibilities of X-ray diffraction, small X-ray scattering and phase-contrast imaging techniques applied with high-intensity coherent X-ray synchrotron and X-ray free-electron laser radiation can only be fully realized if a sufficient dynamic range and/or spatial resolution of the detector is available. In this work, it is demonstrated that the use of lithium fluoride (LiF) as a photoluminescence (PL) imaging detector allows measuring of an X-ray diffraction image with a dynamic range of ∼107 within the sub-micrometre spatial resolution. At the PETRA III facility, the diffraction pattern created behind a circular aperture with a diameter of 5μm irradiated by a beam with a photon energy of 500eV was... (More)

The unique diagnostic possibilities of X-ray diffraction, small X-ray scattering and phase-contrast imaging techniques applied with high-intensity coherent X-ray synchrotron and X-ray free-electron laser radiation can only be fully realized if a sufficient dynamic range and/or spatial resolution of the detector is available. In this work, it is demonstrated that the use of lithium fluoride (LiF) as a photoluminescence (PL) imaging detector allows measuring of an X-ray diffraction image with a dynamic range of ∼107 within the sub-micrometre spatial resolution. At the PETRA III facility, the diffraction pattern created behind a circular aperture with a diameter of 5μm irradiated by a beam with a photon energy of 500eV was recorded on a LiF crystal. In the diffraction pattern, the accumulated dose was varied from 1.7 × 105Jcm-3 in the central maximum to 2 × 10-2Jcm-3 in the 16th maximum of diffraction fringes. The period of the last fringe was measured with 0.8μm width. The PL response of the LiF crystal being used as a detector on the irradiation dose of 500eV photons was evaluated. For the particular model of laser-scanning confocal microscope Carl Zeiss LSM700, used for the readout of the PL signal, the calibration dependencies on the intensity of photopumping (excitation) radiation (λ = 488nm) and the gain have been obtained.

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Color centers, Diffraction patterns, LiF detectors
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Journal of Synchrotron Radiation
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27
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8 pages
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International Union of Crystallography
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0909-0495
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10.1107/S1600577520002192
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English
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  abstract     = {{<p>The unique diagnostic possibilities of X-ray diffraction, small X-ray scattering and phase-contrast imaging techniques applied with high-intensity coherent X-ray synchrotron and X-ray free-electron laser radiation can only be fully realized if a sufficient dynamic range and/or spatial resolution of the detector is available. In this work, it is demonstrated that the use of lithium fluoride (LiF) as a photoluminescence (PL) imaging detector allows measuring of an X-ray diffraction image with a dynamic range of ∼10<sup>7</sup> within the sub-micrometre spatial resolution. At the PETRA III facility, the diffraction pattern created behind a circular aperture with a diameter of 5μm irradiated by a beam with a photon energy of 500eV was recorded on a LiF crystal. In the diffraction pattern, the accumulated dose was varied from 1.7 × 10<sup>5</sup>Jcm<sup>-3</sup> in the central maximum to 2 × 10<sup>-2</sup>Jcm<sup>-3</sup> in the 16th maximum of diffraction fringes. The period of the last fringe was measured with 0.8μm width. The PL response of the LiF crystal being used as a detector on the irradiation dose of 500eV photons was evaluated. For the particular model of laser-scanning confocal microscope Carl Zeiss LSM700, used for the readout of the PL signal, the calibration dependencies on the intensity of photopumping (excitation) radiation (λ = 488nm) and the gain have been obtained.</p>}},
  author       = {{Makarov, Sergey and Pikuz, Sergey and Ryazantsev, Sergey and Pikuz, Tatiana and Buzmakov, Alexey and Rose, Max and Lazarev, Sergey and Senkbeil, Tobias and Von Gundlach, Andreas and Stuhr, Susan and Rumancev, Christoph and Dzhigaev, Dmitry and Skopintsev, Petr and Zaluzhnyy, Ivan and Viefhaus, Jens and Rosenhahn, Axel and Kodama, Ryosuke and Vartanyants, Ivan A.}},
  issn         = {{0909-0495}},
  keywords     = {{Color centers; Diffraction patterns; LiF detectors}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  pages        = {{625--632}},
  publisher    = {{International Union of Crystallography}},
  series       = {{Journal of Synchrotron Radiation}},
  title        = {{Soft X-ray diffraction patterns measured by a LiF detector with sub-micrometre resolution and an ultimate dynamic range}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1107/S1600577520002192}},
  doi          = {{10.1107/S1600577520002192}},
  volume       = {{27}},
  year         = {{2020}},
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