X-ray Energy Dependence of the Properties of the Focused Beams Produced by Polycapillary X-ray Lens

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  • MATSUDA Akinori
    Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka City University
  • NODERA Yuta
    Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka City University
  • NAKANO Kazuhiko
    Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka City University JST (Japan Science and Technology Agency) Innovation Plaza Osaka
  • TSUJI Kouichi
    Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka City University JST-PRESTO (Precursory Research for Embryonic Science and Technology)

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Abstract

We investigated x-ray energy distribution in an x-ray microbeam produced by a polycapillary x-ray lens in combination with a sealed-type x-ray tube. This polycapillary x-ray lens has an output focal distance (OFD) of approximately 15 mm. The size of the x-ray microbeam and its OFD were estimated by using a wire scanning method. In our case, the sizes of the x-ray microbeams at the output focal distance were 49 µm for Mo Lα, 36 µm for W Lα, and 28 µm for Mo Kα. The spot sizes depend on the energy of the x-ray fluorescence. The reason for the energy dependence is that x-ray capillary optics is based on the principle of propagation through glass capillaries by means of x-ray total external reflection. The evaluated OFD values of Mo Lα and Mo Kα were slightly changed in 17 µm. However, a deviation of 100 µm from the OFD caused only a 3% increase of the focal spot size. Therefore, we concluded that the OFD showed no significant dependence on x-ray energy.

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  • Analytical Sciences

    Analytical Sciences 24 (7), 843-846, 2008

    The Japan Society for Analytical Chemistry

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