Open AccessStretched polymers for X‐ray linear and circular polarization
Author(s) -
Collins S. P.
Publication year - 1998
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/s0909049597018554
Subject(s) - linear dichroism , elliptical polarization , polymer , polarization (electrochemistry) , optics , materials science , linear polarization , linear polymer , circular polarization , dichroism , circular dichroism , molecular physics , physics , crystallography , chemistry , composite material , laser , microstrip
X‐ray linear dichroism at the iodine K ‐edge of Polaroid H‐sheet is explored with a view to using stretched polymers for X‐ray linear‐polarization analysis. The potential use of such materials as phase plates for generating elliptically polarized beams is also considered.