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Diffraction Gratings for X-ray Astronomy
We briefly review the physical principles of diffraction grating spectrometers for astrophysical X-ray spectroscopy, in the context of the resolution... -
High-Resolution X-Ray Spectroscopy of Supernova Remnants
Thermal X-ray spectra from supernova remnants (SNRs) are dominated by a number of line emission from various elements. Resolving the individual lines... -
Direct high-resolution X-ray imaging exploiting pseudorandomness
Owing to its unique penetrating power and high-resolution capability, X-ray imaging has been an irreplaceable tool since its discovery. Despite the...
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X-ray diffraction under grazing incidence conditions
Material properties frequently relate to structures at or near surfaces, particularly in thin films. As a result, it is essential to understand these...
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Section Methods of X-Ray Diffraction Topography
AbstractX-ray topography is a group of methods for obtaining diffraction images of structural defects in crystals. Among them, section topography...
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Estimation of Asymmetrically Distributed Anti-phase Domains Ratio in GaAs/Si(100) Epitaxial Layers Using High Resolution X-Ray Diffraction
Anti-phase domains (APD) deteriorate the electronic and optical properties of the polar layer grown on non-polar substrates. It is important to... -
Observation of a single protein by ultrafast X-ray diffraction
The idea of using ultrashort X-ray pulses to obtain images of single proteins frozen in time has fascinated and inspired many. It was one of the...
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Diffraction Gratings for X-Ray Astronomy
We briefly review the physical principles of diffraction grating spectrometers for astrophysical X-ray spectroscopy, in the context of the resolution... -
Statistical Theory of X-ray Diffraction Phase Contrast Formation
AbstractA successive consideration of the formation of X-ray diffraction phase contrast of weakly absorbing noncrystalline objects with statistically...
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Fabrication and Soft-X-Ray and EUV Range Testing of Au- and Multilayer Mo/Si-Coated Diffraction Gratings with High-Order Blaze
Abstract—Blazed and low-roughness 500 lines/mm diffraction gratings, designed for operation in high orders in the soft X-ray and extreme UV (EUV)...
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Preliminary X-ray Diffraction Analysis of Purine Nucleoside Phosphorylase from the Haloalkaliphilic Bacterium Halomonas chromatireducens
AbstractCrystals of the enzyme purine nucleoside phosphorylase from the extremophilic bacterium Halomonas Chromatireducens AGD 8-3, suitable for...
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Bragg glass signatures in PdxErTe3 with X-ray diffraction temperature clustering
The Bragg glass phase is a nearly perfect crystal with glassy features predicted to occur in vortex lattices and charge-density-wave systems in the...
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High-Resolution Imaging Spectrograph for the Ultrasoft X-ray Range
AbstractAn imaging (stigmatic) spectrograph consisting of a plane VLS grazing-incidence grating and a normal-incidence focusing broadband multilayer...
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A Brief Survey of the History, Present and Future of Cosmic High-Resolution X-ray Spectroscopy
High-Resolution X-ray spectra play a crucial role in our understanding of many classes of cosmic object from stars to accreting black holes to groups... -
Improving the Quality of X-Ray Images Formed by a Diffraction Lens from a Two-Block Crystalline System
AbstractThe possibility of improving the quality of X-ray images formed using diffraction on a two-block crystalline system is considered. It is...
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Diffraction-Limited Optics and Techniques
The potential diffraction-limited angular resolution of an X-ray telescope with aperture diameter D = 1 m operating at 1 keV is Δθ ≈ λ∕D = 260 μ arc... -
Determining the Presence of Packing Defects in Palladium-Based Alloys by X-Ray Diffraction Method
AbstractThe alloys studied in this work are of interest for the needs of hydrogen energy, electronics, pharmacology. The goal is to identify the...
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High-precision X-ray polarimeter based on channel-cut crystals
We report on using synthetic silicon for a high-precision X-ray polarimeter comprising a polarizer and an analyzer, each based on a monolithic...
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X-ray Optics for Astrophysics: A Historical Review
Grazing-incidence X-ray optics have revolutionized X-ray astrophysics. The ability to concentrate flux to a tiny detection region provides a dramatic... -
General History of X-ray Polarimetry in Astrophysics
Soon after the discovery of the first extrasolar X-Ray sources, it was suggested that polarimetry could play a major role as a diagnostic tool....