New developments in fabrication of high-energy-resolution analyzers for inelastic X-ray spectroscopy

J Synchrotron Radiat. 2011 May;18(Pt 3):492-6. doi: 10.1107/S0909049511001828. Epub 2011 Mar 10.

Abstract

In this work new improvements related to the fabrication of spherical bent analyzers for 1 meV energy-resolution inelastic X-ray scattering spectroscopy are presented. The new method includes the use of a two-dimensional bender to achieve the required radius of curvature for X-ray analyzers. The advantage of this method is the ability to monitor the focus during bending, which leads to higher-efficiency analyzers.