High-energy X-ray diffraction experiment employing a compact synchrotron X-ray source based on inverse Compton scattering.

ABSTRACT: X-ray diffraction (XRD) is an important material analysis technique with a widespread use of laboratory systems. These systems typically operate at low X-ray energies (from 5 keV to 22 keV) since they rely on the small bandwidth of K-lines like copper. The narrow bandwidth is essential for precise measurements of the crystal structure in these systems. Inverse Compton X-ray source (ICS) could pave the way to XRD at high X-ray energies in a laboratory setting since these sources provide brilliant energy-tunable and partially coherent X-rays. This study demonstrates high-energy XRD at an ICS with strongly absorbing mineralogical samples embedded in soft tissue. A quantitative comparison of the measured XRD patterns with calculations of their expected shapes validates the performance of ICSs

SUBMITTER: Melcher J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12766491 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature