... part ofthe BESSY software tools for the design and optimization of new monochromators and beamlines from the infrared spectral region tothe hard X- ray range The interplay ofthe software tools ... Table 2.1 Parameters ofthe RAY- sources Name Width Height x y Matrix Point MA PO Hard Hard soft Hard Soft Soft Soft Soft Soft Soft Hard Hard soft Hard Soft Soft Soft Soft Soft Soft Length z Hard ... problems The intention of this brief introduction is to give a flavour ofthe state -of -the- art in X- rayandneutron optics as well as an indication of future trends 1.1 X- Ray Optics There is a...
... Moreover, exceedingly intense beams lead to saturation or even damage ofthe detectors The use of small pinholes leads tothe reduction ofthe total 44 J F¨zi u flux that reaches the detector below ... point (x, y) with respect tothe same axis (Fig 3.1): x = x0 + x = x0 + l tan x y = y0 + Δy = y0 + l tan δy (3.1) The speed components with respect tothe reference axis are connected tothe ... the pinhole radius r, parallax error, the detector pixel size andthe quality-filtering limit, ε, defined as the accepted error ofthe sum ofthe delay times in the two senses with respect to the...
... coordinates ofthe electron trajectory; xe , ye are the trajectory angles (or the transverse components ofthe relative velocity vector β); and ze0 is the initial longitudinal position ofthe electron The ... fourth order power series ofthe initial coordinates and angles and using these expansions the square root ofthe inverse ofthe determinant can be expanded with respect tothe same variables In ... U (x, y) is the complex amplitude ofthe electric field E (x, y) which changes slowly along the optical axis 0X ε is the dielectric constant ofthe materials, and as usual the refractive index n...
... Waveguide We extended the same formalism totheanalysisofthe field at the entrance aperture ofthe waveguide In the following, the origin ofthe y coordinate is in the middle ofthe gap d, andthe cladding ... asymptotically as a sum of two terms M1 (x, y) ≈ ky π 2x exp i −i πk 2x M2 (x, y) ≈ π 2x θ2 exp ik(θc y − c x) + i πk θc x2 − y , (6.21) θc x( θc x − y) The first one, M1 (x, y), is a correction to ... flux density at the guide exit is multiplied by a factor of four at the expense of an increased beam divergence One drawback of such a device is that the beam quickly expands after the exit of the...
... on the angle ofthe beam pair with respect tothe optic axis, or on the phase difference between the two beams, produced by the local angle of reflection ofthe SUT Therefore, the position ofthe ... where δ and σ are the bandwidth limited values ofthe rms values ofthe slope error (δ) andthe roughness (σ) given by [2] 1/W δ = (2π) dfx S1 (fx )fx (9.4) 1/L and 1/λ σ2 = dfx S1 (fx ) (9.5) ... qmh are the elements ofthe matrix Q constructed from the eigenvectors This ansatz involves finding the eigenvalues andthe eigenvectors ofthe complex general matrix M, which contains up to 101...
... order to characterize the surface figure errors ofthe optics used to focus or collimate the Xray beams, to align them on the beam lines andto perform diagnostics ofthe beam spatial profile To answer ... centers of interest: high resolution X- ray imaging on the one hand, and improvement ofthe spatial quality of collimated X- ray beams on the other hand Applications are, for example, EUV photolithography, ... led tothe development of X- ray Hartmann wavefront sensors to measure and control the spatial quality of X- ray beams Compared to interferometric tools, these sensors have better flexibility and can...
... structure is often a poorly detailed approximation ofthe real one On the other hand, the application of PPM totheanalysisof XRR data returns very detailed fits and a realistic description ofthe multilayer ... general and in high energy X- ray microscopy in particular 17.2 X- Ray Microscopy The history of X- ray microscopy goes back to 1896, the year following the discovery of X- rays by Roentgen The method ... Interpretation of X- Ray Reflectivity Data Although theanalysisof XRR curves is a widespread tool, their exact interpretation is a complex problem Because ofthe sensitive dependence of XRR measurements...
... effect of internal total reflection leads tothe transport of visible light The refraction index for X- rays depends on the wavelength and on the energy ofthe X- ray photons, so that the following simplified ... of a fossil snail Fig 18.9 XRF spectrum ofthe stone sample Another example for the application of micro-XRF is theanalysisof a stone with an included fossil snail This stone was found on the ... Due tothe radiation transport through the capillary, an exit beam is formed with the diameter ofthe capillary and a divergence ofthe order of magnitude ofthe critical angle of total external...
... area The ratio ofthe number of photons gathered inside the central peak tothe number of photons blocked by the central support structure characterizes the MFO compared tothe LE design The ratio ... view of different transmission devices for the focusing of X- rays with the trajectory along the x- axis In the symmetric bi-concave parabolic lens in (a) the radius of curvature on the optical axis ... stamping ofthe form into soft and low-absorbing but rapidly deteriorating lithium [10] Lithographic methods can easily achieve the tolerance for the X- ray lenses in the side walls ofthe masks and of...
... lens By placing the detector andthe motorized mirror in the focal plan, a variation ofthe position ofthe laser on the detector allows one to determine the radius of curvature The sample can ... case of X- rays, fits tothe data using the program Parrat [16] enabled us to determine average values for the thickness and roughness ofthe two individual layers and one extra layer of a mixed ... a sample scan with the detector fixed at the first Bragg maximum Qz and Qx stand for the vertical and lateral (along the surface) components ofthe scattering vector (wave vector transfer), respectively...
... saddle points If 0 x0 max,L = xmax,1 , xmax,2 , , xmax,m (25.16) is the point at which the first-order expansion ofthe first derivative of reflectivity has an extreme value, then the optimum film ... mirrors, making them considerably shorter and easier to handle When properly prepared, they conserve the properties, such as coherence, ofthe X- ray beam, and they can be tailored to specific applications ... is the distance from the focus ofthe parabola to its apex, and for a flat surface, s2 sin2 θ = , (25.4) p where s is the perpendicular distance from the surface tothe source point To obtain the...
... introduce the axes ofthe coordinates with the origin on the first wall, such that the X- ray beam is impinging at the origin on the first wall (Fig 26.5a) The axis of rotation ofthe monochromator also ... This index is defined by the material andstructural properties of a Bragg reflector, andthe depth of profile must be equal tothe X- ray penetration depth in the multilayer, the so-called extinction ... space and rather small effective mosaicity ofthe BPCs However, in the case of TOF scattering devices, the BPC elements practically have not been used and with respect tothe TOF techniques the...
... andthe spread ofthe literature values ofthe germanium lattice parameter used in the design ofthe geometry ofthe monochromator lead to an energy shift of monochromator bandpass relative to ... Second is the high efficiency of scattering by the surface acoustic waves, the amplitude of which is nearly comparable tothe depth ofthe penetration ofthe evanescent X- ray wave ofthe order of 10 ... related to monochromator design and crystal optics in general The aim of work is to analyze the conditions for insertion ofthe crystal X- ray optics into the high flux primary beam ofthe synchrotron...
... size ofthe target body thickness is given by the penetration depth ofthe X- ray beam, which depends upon its photon energy andthe surface incident angle 30.3.7 Dynamic Thermal Properties of Silicon ... equivalent to lattice misorientation The angle of incidence ofthe Bragg maximum is shifted by the surface slope angle projection, x , which is given by the tangent tothe crystal lattice plane (or the ... monochromators, there is a deformation gradient from the surface tothe bulk Qualitatively, the limit between dynamical theory for perfect and deformed crystals is the angular shift ofthe Bragg...
... Interestingly, the unorthodox ArcB protein shows a domain structure that is very similar to those ofthe BvgS and EvgS proteins, but it lacks the extensive periplasmic domain Because ofto their striking structural ... activity To investigate whether other electron carriers abundant in the cell have an impact on the activity ofthe BvgS and EvgS proteins, we added up to mM FAD or mM NAD tothe reaction mixtures ... mutant tothe wild-type phenotype [32] Therefore, the function ofthe PAS domains of these proteins in quinone sensing remains obscure It is interesting to note that the PAS domain ofthe phosphorelay...
... apoptosis and reduced the expression of cyclin D1 and cdk4 in the fore-stomach ofthe transgenic mice [133] The view that the reduced tumor incidence was related to ODC inhibition and not to direct ... directly tothe polyamines – oxidative stress or inadequate synthesis of nucleic acids and proteins in the absence ofthe polyamines – or, in the case of ODC deficiency, an excessive accumulation of ... SSAT The apparent synergism between the polymorphism ofthe ODC gene andthe use of aspirin was proposed to be a combined result of an inhibition of polyamine biosynthesis and an activation of their...
... patient MP performed the histological examination ofthe liver biopsy and prepared the figure for the manuscript All authors contributed tothe writing ofthe manuscript and approved the final version ... prior tothe onset ofthe pain, he had a gradual onset of anorexia and a 20 pound weight loss Our patient noticed darkly coloured urine and pale stools beginning around the time ofthe onset of ... contributions GR and AC were major contributors in writing the manuscript EY and PK analyzed and interpreted the patient data regarding the patient’s presentation and provided the clinical care ofthe patient...
... present an analysisofthe changes in the epidemiology of severe sepsis presenting within 24 hours of admission to critical care in England, Wales and Northern Ireland The data cover the nine-year ... similar to that reported in other studies (47/100,000 in Norway [20], 54/100,000 in the Netherlands [26], 77/100,000 in Australia and New Zealand [27], and 75 to 119/100,000 in the USA [21]) The ... collectors according to precise rules and definitions, and are subject to both local and central validation before being pooled into the database The database includes physiology data from the...
... (1992) Expression ofthe A subunit ofprotein phosphatase 2A and characterization of its interactions with the catalytic and regulatory subunits J Biol Chem 267, 21864±21872 16 Wu, J., Tolstykh, ... were included in the pro®les The binding ofthe two conserved regions from B and PR72 to GST-A To test whether these two conserved regions of B subunits found in B/B55/CDC55 and PR72/B¢¢ family ... interaction for these important regulatory proteins EXPERIMENTAL PROCEDURES Synthesis of [35S ]protein [35S]Methionine-labeled B subunits and their fragments, and SV40 small t antigen and its mutant...