The X-ray Fluorescence Microscopy Beamline at the Australian Synchrotron.

Authors :: Paterson, D.
de Jonge, M. D.
Howard, D. L.
Lewis, W.
McKinlay, J.
Starritt, A.
Kusel, M.
Ryan, C. G.
Kirkham, R.
Moorhead, G.
Siddons, D. P.
Source :: AIP Conference Proceedings; 9/9/2011, Vol. 1365 Issue 1, p219-222, 4p, 2 Diagrams, 1 Graph
Publication Year :: 2011
Abstract: A hard x-ray micro-nanoprobe has commenced operation at the Australian Synchrotron providing versatile x-ray fluorescence microscopy across an incident energy range from 4 to 25 keV. Two x-ray probes are used to collect μ-XRF and μ-XANES for elemental and chemical microanalysis: a Kirkpatrick-Baez mirror microprobe for micron resolution studies and a Fresnel zone plate nanoprobe capable of 60-nm resolution. Some unique aspects of the beamline design and operation are discussed. An advanced energy dispersive x-ray fluorescence detection scheme named Maia has been developed for the beamline, which enables ultrafast x-ray fluorescence microscopy. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]