L-Edge Spectroscopy of Dilute, Radiation-Sensitive Systems Using a Transition-Edge-Sensor Array

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December 7, 2017

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Daniel S. Swetz, William B. Doriese, Joseph W. Fowler, Johnathon D. Gard, Gene C. Hilton, Kelsey M. Morgan, Galen C. O'Neil, Joel N. Ullom

Abstract

We present X-ray absorption spectroscopy and resonant inelastic X-ray scattering (RIXS) measurements on the iron L-edge of 0.5 mM aqueous ferricyanide. These measurements demonstrate the ability of high-throughput transition- edge-sensor (TES) spectrometers to access the rich soft X-ray (100–2000 eV) spectroscopy regime for dilute and radiation-sensitive samples. Our low-concentration data are in agreement with high-concentration measurements recorded by conventional grating-based spectrometers. These results show that soft X-ray RIXS spectroscopy acquired by high- throughput TES spectrometers can be used to study the local electronic structure of dilute metal- centered complexes relevant to biology, chemistry and catalysis. In particular, TES spectrometers have a unique ability to characterize frozen solutions of radiation- and temperature-sensitive samples.

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Journal of Physical Chemistry B

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X-ray spectroscopy, X-ray Microcalorimeter, Transition-Edge Sensors, Resonant Inelastic X-ray Scattering

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Swetz, D. , Doriese, W. , Fowler, J. , Gard, J. , Hilton, G. , Morgan, K. , O'Neil, G. and Ullom, J. (2017), L-Edge Spectroscopy of Dilute, Radiation-Sensitive Systems Using a Transition-Edge-Sensor Array, Journal of Physical Chemistry B, [online], https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5000755 (Accessed April 25, 2024)