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Dynamical Diffraction Theory for Wave Packet Propagation in Deformed Crystals

Materials Science 2007-05-23 v2

Abstract

We develop a theory for the trajectory of an x ray in the presence of a crystal deformation. A set of equations of motion for an x-ray wave packet including the dynamical diffraction is derived, taking into account the Berry phase as a correction to geometrical optics. The trajectory of the wave packet has a shift of the center position due to a crystal deformation. Remarkably, in the vicinity of the Bragg condition, the shift is enhanced by a factor ω/Δω\omega /\Delta \omega (ω\omega: frequency of an x ray, Δω\Delta\omega: gap frequency induced by the Bragg reflection). Comparison with the conventional dynamical diffraction theory is also made.

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@article{arxiv.cond-mat/0602001,
  title  = {Dynamical Diffraction Theory for Wave Packet Propagation in Deformed Crystals},
  author = {Kei Sawada and Shuichi Murakami and Naoto Nagaosa},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/0602001},
  year   = {2007}
}

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4 pages, 2 figures. Title changed