Sample-Angle Feedback for Diffraction Anomalous Fine-Structure Spectroscopy

Published

May 1, 1998

Author(s)

J O. Cross, W Elam, V G. Harris, J P. Kirkland, Charles E. Bouldin, L B. Sorensen

Abstract

Diffraction anomalous fine-structure (DAFS) experiments measure Bragg peak intensities as continuous functions of photon energy near a core-level excitation. Measuring the integrated intensity at each energy makes the experiments prohibitively slow, however, in many cases DAFS can be collected quickly by measuring only the peak intensity at the center of the rocking curve. A piezoelectric actuator-driven stage has been designed and tested as part of a sample-angle feedback circuit for locking on to the maximum of the rocking curve while the energy is scanned. Although software peak-tracking requires only a simple calculation of diffractometer angles, it is found that the additional hardware feedback dramatically improves the reproducibility of the data.

Citation

Journal of Synchrotron Radiation

Volume

5

Pub Type

Journals

Keywords

DAFS, feedback, resonant diffraction

Citation

Cross, J. , Elam, W. , Harris, V. , Kirkland, J. , Bouldin, C. and Sorensen, L. (1998), Sample-Angle Feedback for Diffraction Anomalous Fine-Structure Spectroscopy, Journal of Synchrotron Radiation (Accessed October 14, 2025)