Transmission zone plates as analyzers for efficient parallel 2D RIXS-mapping

Abstract We have implemented and successfully tested an off-axis transmission Fresnel zone plate as spectral analyzer for resonant inelastic X-ray scattering (RIXS). The imaging capabilities of zone plates allow for advanced two-dimensional (2D) mapping applications. By varying the photon energy alo...

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Main Authors: Felix Marschall, Zhong Yin, Jens Rehanek, Martin Beye, Florian Döring, Katharina Kubiček, Dirk Raiser, Sreevidya Thekku Veedu, Jens Buck, André Rothkirch, Benedikt Rösner, Vitaliy A. Guzenko, Jens Viefhaus, Christian David, Simone Techert
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2017-08-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-09052-0
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Summary:Abstract We have implemented and successfully tested an off-axis transmission Fresnel zone plate as spectral analyzer for resonant inelastic X-ray scattering (RIXS). The imaging capabilities of zone plates allow for advanced two-dimensional (2D) mapping applications. By varying the photon energy along a line focus on the sample, we were able to simultaneously record the emission spectra over a range of excitation energies. Moreover, by scanning a line focus across the sample in one dimension, we efficiently recorded RIXS spectra spatially resolved in 2D, increasing the throughput by two orders of magnitude. The presented scheme opens up a variety of novel measurements and efficient, ultra-fast time resolved investigations at X-ray Free-Electron Laser sources.
ISSN:2045-2322