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A new method for identifying crystalline phases in X-ray diffraction data has been proposed, which is especially useful for the study of multiphase materials (more than eight - ten phases) with a relatively low content (less than 1 - 3…
Grazing incidence X-ray diffraction (GIXD) is widely used for the structural characterization of thin films, particularly for analyzing phase composition and the orientation distribution of crystallites. While various tools exist for…
We present an efficient method of imaging 3D nanoscale lattice behavior and strain fields in crystalline materials with a new methodology -- three dimensional Bragg projection ptychography (3DBPP). In this method, the 2D sample structure…
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Wavefront-preserving x-ray diamond crystal optics are essential for numerous applications in x-ray science. Perfect crystals with flat Bragg planes are a prerequisite for wavefront preservation in Bragg diffraction. However, this condition…
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Dark-field X-ray imaging is a novel modality which visualises scattering from unresolved microstructure. Most dark-field imaging techniques rely on crystals or structured illumination, but recent work has shown that dark-field effects are…
The Fourier inversion of phased coherent diffraction patterns offers images without the resolution and depth-of-focus limitations of lens-based tomographic systems. We report on our recent experimental images inverted using recent…
We propose an approach to probe coherent spin-state dynamics of molecules using circularly polarized hard x-ray pulses. For the dynamically aligned nitric oxide molecules in a coherent superposition spin-orbit coupled electronic state that…
The X-ray free electron lasers (XFEL) can enable diffractive structural determination of protein crystals or single molecules that are too radiation-sensitive for conventional X-ray analysis. However the electronic form factor could have…
A method for estimating the relative content of crystalline phases of a multiphase sample, based on probabilistic analysis of the intensities of the diffraction pattern reflexes, has been developed. The method is based on the introduction…
We study numerically the reflectivity of three-dimensional (3D) photonic crystals with a complete 3D photonic band gap, with the aim to interpret recent experiments. We employ the finite element method to study crystals with the cubic…
The properties of porous glasses and their field of application strongly depend on the characteristics of the void space. Understanding the relationship between their porous structure and failure behaviour can contribute to the development…
Thick diffractive optical elements offer a promising way to achieve focusing or imaging at a resolution approaching 1 nm for X-ray wavelengths shorter than about 0.1 nm. Efficient focusing requires that these are fabricated with structures…
We present an implementation of the Maxwell-Bloch (MB) formalism for the study of x-ray emission dynamics from periodic multilayer materials whether they are artificial or natural. The treatment is based on a direct…