Absolute X-ray energy measurement using a high-accuracy angle encoder

Takahiko Masuda, Tsukasa Watanabe, Kjeld Beeks, Hiroyuki Fujimoto, Takahiro Hiraki, Hiroyuki Kaino, Shinji Kitao, Yuki Miyamoto, Koichi Okai, Noboru Sasao, Makoto Seto, Thorsten Schumm, Yudai Shigekawa, Kenji Tamasaku, Satoshi Uetake, Atsushi Yamaguchi, Yoshitaka Yoda, Akihiro Yoshimi, Koji Yoshimur

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Abstract

This paper presents an absolute X-ray photon energy measurement method that uses a Bond diffractometer. The proposed system enables the prompt and rapid in situ measurement of photon energies over a wide energy range. The diffractometer uses a reference silicon single-crystal plate and a highly accurate angle encoder called SelfA. The performance of the system is evaluated by repeatedly measuring the energy of the first excited state of the potassium-40 nuclide. The excitation energy is determined as 29829.39 (6) eV, and this is one order of magnitude more accurate than the previous measurement. The estimated uncertainty of the photon energy measurement was 0.7 p.p.m. as a standard deviation and the maximum observed deviation was 2 p.p.m.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)111-119
Number of pages9
JournalJournal of Synchrotron Radiation
Volume28
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jan 1 2021

Keywords

  • X-ray diffraction
  • energy calibration
  • lattice constants
  • nuclear resonant scattering
  • rotary encoders

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Radiation
  • Nuclear and High Energy Physics
  • Instrumentation

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