Journal Highlight: A miniature X-ray emission spectrometer (miniXES) for high-pressure studies in a diamond anvil cell

A miniature X-ray emission spectrometer (miniXES) for high-pressure studies in a diamond anvil cell

Journal of Synchrotron Radiation, 2012, 19, 245-251
J. I. Pacold, J. A. Bradley, B. A. Mattern, M. J. Lipp, G. T. Seidler, P. Chow, Y. Xiao, Eric Rod, B. Rusthoven, J. Quintana

Abstract: Core-shell X-ray emission spectroscopy (XES) is a valuable complement to X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS) techniques. However, XES in the hard X-ray regime is much less frequently employed than XAS, often as a consequence of the relative scarcity of XES instrumentation having energy resolutions comparable with the relevant core-hole lifetimes. To address this, a family of inexpensive and easily operated short-working-distance X-ray emission spectrometers has been developed. The use of computer-aided design and rapid prototype machining of plastics allows customization for various emission lines having energies from ca. 3 keV to ca. 10 keV. The specific instrument described here, based on a coarsely diced approximant of the Johansson optic, is intended to study volume collapse in Pr metal and compounds by observing the pressure dependence of the Pr L-alpha emission spectrum. The collection solid angle is ca. 50 msr, roughly equivalent to that of six traditional spherically bent crystal analyzers. The miniature X-ray emission spectrometer (miniXES) methodology will help encourage the adoption and broad application of high-resolution XES capabilities at hard X-ray synchrotron facilities.

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