ISSN:
1089-7623
Source:
AIP Digital Archive
Topics:
Physics
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Electrical Engineering, Measurement and Control Technology
Notes:
An ultrahigh vacuum compatible x-ray detector has been developed for measuring the extended x-ray absorption fine structure (EXAFS) of low-Z elements (C,N,O) by fluorescence yield detection. The detector is a type of gas scintillation proportional counter, with a better energy resolution than conventional gas proportional counters. Two Mylar windows of 0.6 μm thickness and 36 mm diameter in series, in combination with a differential pumping system, were utilized for the entrance of ultrasoft x-ray fluorescence. The energy resolution (full width half maximum) of 46% at 183 eV was confirmed by measuring the boron Kα pulse height distribution curve. Fluorescence yield EXAFS spectra, with high signal-to-background ratios, were obtained above O and N K edges of thin SiO2 and Si3N4 films for the first time by using this detector. These results demonstrate that the newly developed detector with improved energy resolution is extremely useful for fluorescence yield EXAFS measurements of low-Z atoms on the surface and in the bulk.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1142282
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