Open AccessA Brief Review of the History and Use of the Daresbury `Miyake' Monochromator for Surface Science
Author(s) -
Norman D.
Publication year - 1995
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/s0909049595009782
Subject(s) - monochromator , synchrotron radiation , optics , physics , engineering physics , materials science , wavelength
This paper celebrates the 21st anniversary of the plane‐grating grazing‐incidence monochromator, designed at Daresbury in 1974 and in almost continuous operation ever since. The order‐sorting principles [Miyake, Kato & Yamashita (1969). Sci. Light (Tokyo) , 18 , 39–56] are described, along with the detail of the instrument's design, followed by the history of its use on three synchrotron radiation sources (NINA, TANTALUS and SRS). A selection of scientific highlights at the SRS is given, taken from some of the experimental programmes in which the author was involved, concentrating on tunable photon‐energy photoemission studies of metallic alloys. Finally, the future prospects for vacuum UV spectroscopy for surface science are briefly discussed.