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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... -
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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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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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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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... -
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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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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Determination of the Absolute Configuration of Monoatomic Chiral Crystals Using Three-Wave X-ray Diffraction
AbstractMany molecules and crystals are chiral, i.e., can exist as right- and left-handed mirror isomers. It is shown that the absolute configuration...
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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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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.... -
Nonlinear X-Ray Spectroscopy
This chapter focuses on nonlinear spectroscopies in the hard X-ray region (wavelength 0.1–1 nm). X-ray nonlinear phenomena differ from those in... -
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Facilities for X-ray Optics Calibration
Before launching an X-ray observatory, the performance of a telescope mirror or mirror assembly in the X-ray energy band of interest must be... -
Linear X-Ray Spectroscopy
This chapter starts with the basics of light–matter interactions, followed by explanations of the linear X-ray spectroscopy, such as X-ray absorption... -
Active X-ray Optics for Astronomy
Active optics utilize an actuated element to improve the performance of a telescope. While active optics are now routinely used in large,... -
Combined Diffraction and Absorption Band Filtration of a Polychromatic X-Ray Spectrum
AbstractIt is shown that combined diffraction and absorption filtration of a polychromatic X-ray spectrum allows spectral bands tunable in energy and...
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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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Blazed Silicon Gratings for Soft X-Ray and Extreme Ultraviolet Radiation: the Effect of Groove Profile Shape and Random Roughness on the Diffraction Efficiency
AbstractThe effect of the groove profile shape and random roughness of the reflecting facet of five silicon diffraction gratings (1°–4° blaze angle,...