Ultra-high precision x-ray polarimetry with artificial diamond channel cuts at the beam divergence limit
Hendrik Bernhardt, Annika Schmitt, Benjamin Grabiger, Berit Marx-Glowna, R. Loetzsch, Hans‐Christian Wille, Dimitrios Bessas, A. I. Chumakov, R. Rüffer, Ralf Röhlsberger, Th. Stöhlker, I. Uschmann, G. G. Paulus, Kai S. Schulze
Abstract
This work demonstrates the realization of a highly pure linear polarization state of x-rays using a pair of polarizers each made of four diamond crystals. With these polarizers, the authors reach the limit where the purity of the polarization is determined by the divergence of the beam.
Topics & Concepts
PolarizerBeam divergencePolarimetryOpticsDiamondPolarization (electrochemistry)PhysicsDivergence (linguistics)Beam (structure)Limit (mathematics)Materials scienceLaser beam qualityChemistryLaser beamsMathematicsBirefringenceScatteringComposite materialLinguisticsPhysical chemistryLaserPhilosophyMathematical analysisCrystallography and Radiation PhenomenaHigh-pressure geophysics and materialsAdvanced X-ray Imaging Techniques