Open AccessA novel facility using a Laue focusing monochromator for high‐pressure diffraction at the SRS, Daresbury, UK
Author(s) -
Lennie Alistair R.,
Laundy David,
Roberts Mark A.,
BushnellWye Graham
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
journal of synchrotron radiation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.172
H-Index - 99
ISSN - 1600-5775
DOI - 10.1107/s0909049507027264
Subject(s) - monochromator , beamline , optics , synchrotron radiation , wiggler , diffraction , synchrotron , x ray crystallography , physics , synchrotron radiation source , materials science , beam (structure) , nuclear physics , wavelength , cathode ray , electron
A novel Laue focusing monochromator has been developed to provide intense X‐radiation for high‐pressure diffraction experiments. A beamline using this monochromator has been successfully developed on station 9.5 at the SRS, Daresbury Laboratory. Contributions to resolution from monochromator bandpass and divergence due to focusing have been quantified and are used to assess experimental diffraction data from diamond‐anvil cells recorded using image plates with X‐rays at ∼30 keV. This optical and beamline design could be readily adapted to use X‐rays from a bending magnet on a third‐generation synchrotron source.