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He W, Shen Y, Wohlfeld K, Sears J, Li J, Pelliciari J, Walicki M, Johnston S, Baldini E, Bisogni V, Mitrano M, Dean MPM. Magnetically propagating Hund's exciton in van der Waals antiferromagnet NiPS 3. Nat Commun 2024; 15:3496. [PMID: 38664432 PMCID: PMC11045826 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-47852-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2023] [Accepted: 04/11/2024] [Indexed: 04/28/2024] Open
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Magnetic van der Waals (vdW) materials have opened new frontiers for realizing novel many-body phenomena. Recently NiPS3 has received intense interest since it hosts an excitonic quasiparticle whose properties appear to be intimately linked to the magnetic state of the lattice. Despite extensive studies, the electronic character, mobility, and magnetic interactions of the exciton remain unresolved. Here we address these issues by measuring NiPS3 with ultra-high energy resolution resonant inelastic x-ray scattering (RIXS). We find that Hund's exchange interactions are primarily responsible for the energy of formation of the exciton. Measuring the dispersion of the Hund's exciton reveals that it propagates in a way that is analogous to a double-magnon. We trace this unique behavior to fundamental similarities between the NiPS3 exciton hopping and spin exchange processes, underlining the unique magnetic characteristics of this novel quasiparticle.
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- W He
- Department of Condensed Matter Physics and Materials Science, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY, 11973, USA.
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- Department of Condensed Matter Physics and Materials Science, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY, 11973, USA
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- Institute of Theoretical Physics, Faculty of Physics, University of Warsaw, Warsaw, PL-02093, Poland
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- Department of Condensed Matter Physics and Materials Science, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY, 11973, USA
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- National Synchrotron Light Source II, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY, 11973, USA
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- National Synchrotron Light Source II, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY, 11973, USA
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- Institute of Theoretical Physics, Faculty of Physics, University of Warsaw, Warsaw, PL-02093, Poland
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, 37996, USA
- Institute of Advanced Materials and Manufacturing, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, 37996, USA
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- Department of Physics, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, 78712, USA
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- National Synchrotron Light Source II, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY, 11973, USA
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- Department of Physics, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, 02138, USA
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- Department of Condensed Matter Physics and Materials Science, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY, 11973, USA.
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Pelliciari J, Mejia E, Woods JM, Gu Y, Li J, Chand SB, Fan S, Watanabe K, Taniguchi T, Bisogni V, Grosso G. Elementary excitations of single-photon emitters in hexagonal boron nitride. NATURE MATERIALS 2024:10.1038/s41563-024-01866-4. [PMID: 38654140 DOI: 10.1038/s41563-024-01866-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2022] [Accepted: 03/15/2024] [Indexed: 04/25/2024]
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Single-photon emitters serve as building blocks for many emerging concepts in quantum photonics. The recent identification of bright, tunable and stable emitters in hexagonal boron nitride (hBN) has opened the door to quantum platforms operating across the infrared to ultraviolet spectrum. Although it is widely acknowledged that defects are responsible for single-photon emitters in hBN, crucial details regarding their origin, electronic levels and orbital involvement remain unknown. Here we employ a combination of resonant inelastic X-ray scattering and photoluminescence spectroscopy in defective hBN, unveiling an elementary excitation at 285 meV that gives rise to a plethora of harmonics correlated with single-photon emitters. We discuss the importance of N π* anti-bonding orbitals in shaping the electronic states of the emitters. The discovery of elementary excitations in hBN provides fundamental insights into quantum emission in low-dimensional materials, paving the way for future investigations in other platforms.
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- Jonathan Pelliciari
- National Synchrotron Light Source II, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY, USA.
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- Photonics Initiative, Advanced Science Research Center, City University of New York, New York City, NY, USA
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- Photonics Initiative, Advanced Science Research Center, City University of New York, New York City, NY, USA
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- National Synchrotron Light Source II, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY, USA
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- National Synchrotron Light Source II, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY, USA
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- Photonics Initiative, Advanced Science Research Center, City University of New York, New York City, NY, USA
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- National Synchrotron Light Source II, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY, USA
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- Research Center for Functional Materials, National Institute for Materials Science, Tsukuba, Japan
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- International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics, National Institute for Materials Science, Tsukuba, Japan
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- National Synchrotron Light Source II, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY, USA
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- Photonics Initiative, Advanced Science Research Center, City University of New York, New York City, NY, USA.
- Physics Program, Graduate Center, City University of New York, New York, NY, USA.
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Miyawaki J, Kosegawa Y, Harada Y. Angle-resolved X-ray emission spectroscopy facility realized by an innovative spectrometer rotation mechanism at SPring-8 BL07LSU. JOURNAL OF SYNCHROTRON RADIATION 2024; 31:208-216. [PMID: 38300129 PMCID: PMC10914175 DOI: 10.1107/s1600577523010391] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2023] [Accepted: 12/02/2023] [Indexed: 02/02/2024]
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The X-ray emission spectrometer at SPring-8 BL07LSU has recently been upgraded with advanced modifications that enable the rotation of the spectrometer with respect to the scattering angle. This major upgrade allows the scattering angle to be flexibly changed within the range of 45-135°, which considerably simplifies the measurement of angle-resolved X-ray emission spectroscopy. To accomplish the rotation system, a sophisticated sample chamber and a highly precise spectrometer rotation mechanism have been developed. The sample chamber has a specially designed combination of three rotary stages that can smoothly move the connection flange along the wide scattering angle without breaking the vacuum. In addition, the spectrometer is rotated by sliding on a flat metal surface, ensuring exceptionally high accuracy in rotation and eliminating the need for any further adjustments during rotation. A control system that integrates the sample chamber and rotation mechanism to automate the measurement of angle-resolved X-ray emission spectroscopy has also been developed. This automation substantially streamlines the process of measuring angle-resolved spectra, making it far easier than ever before. Furthermore, the upgraded X-ray emission spectrometer can now also be utilized in diffraction experiments, providing even greater versatility to our research capabilities.
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- Jun Miyawaki
- Institute for Solid State Physics (ISSP), The University of Tokyo, Kashiwa, Chiba 277-8581, Japan
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- Institute for Solid State Physics (ISSP), The University of Tokyo, Kashiwa, Chiba 277-8581, Japan
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- Institute for Solid State Physics (ISSP), The University of Tokyo, Kashiwa, Chiba 277-8581, Japan
- Synchrotron Radiation Research Organization, The University of Tokyo, Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan
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Hu K, Zhu Y, Wu C, Li Q, Xu Z, Wang Q, Zhang W, Yang C. Spatiotemporal response of concave VLS grating to ultra-short X-ray pulses. OPTICS EXPRESS 2023; 31:31969-31981. [PMID: 37859010 DOI: 10.1364/oe.501464] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2023] [Accepted: 09/04/2023] [Indexed: 10/21/2023]
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In soft X-ray free-electron laser (FEL) beamlines, variable-line-spacing (VLS) gratings are often used as dispersive components of monochromators and spectrometers due to their combined dispersion and focusing properties. X-ray FEL pulses passing through the VLS grating can result in not only transverse focusing but also spatiotemporal coupling effects, such as pulse front tilt, pulse front rotation, and pulse stretching. In this paper, we present a theoretical study of the spatiotemporal response of concave VLS gratings to ultra-short X-ray pulses. The theoretical analysis indicates that the tilt angle of the non-zero diffraction orders varies with the propagation distance, and disappears at the focus, where the focal lengths and pulse stretching differ for different diffraction orders. The model demonstrates the pulse duration after the concave VLS grating is the convolution of the initial pulse duration and the stretching term induced by dispersion, while the beam size at the focus in x dimension is the convolution of the geometric scaling beam size and the dispersion term. This work provides a mathematical explanation for the spatiotemporal response of concave VLS grating to ultra-short X-ray pulses and offers valuable insights into the design of FEL grating monochromators, spectrometers, pulse compressors, and pulse stretchers.
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Scott K, Kisiel E, Boyle TJ, Basak R, Jargot G, Das S, Agrestini S, Garcia-Fernandez M, Choi J, Pelliciari J, Li J, Chuang YD, Zhong R, Schneeloch JA, Gu G, Légaré F, Kemper AF, Zhou KJ, Bisogni V, Blanco-Canosa S, Frano A, Boschini F, da Silva Neto EH. Low-energy quasi-circular electron correlations with charge order wavelength in Bi 2Sr 2CaCu 2O 8+δ. SCIENCE ADVANCES 2023; 9:eadg3710. [PMID: 37467326 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.adg3710] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/24/2022] [Accepted: 06/16/2023] [Indexed: 07/21/2023]
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Most resonant inelastic x-ray scattering (RIXS) studies of dynamic charge order correlations in the cuprates have focused on the high-symmetry directions of the copper oxide plane. However, scattering along other in-plane directions should not be ignored as it may help understand, for example, the origin of charge order correlations or the isotropic scattering resulting in strange metal behavior. Our RIXS experiments reveal dynamic charge correlations over the qx-qy scattering plane in underdoped Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8+δ. Tracking the softening of the RIXS-measured bond-stretching phonon, we show that these dynamic correlations exist at energies below approximately 70 meV and are centered around a quasi-circular manifold in the qx-qy scattering plane with radius equal to the magnitude of the charge order wave vector, qCO. This phonon-tracking procedure also allows us to rule out fluctuations of short-range directional charge order (i.e., centered around [qx = ±qCO, qy = 0] and [qx = 0, qy = ±qCO]) as the origin of the observed correlations.
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- Kirsty Scott
- Department of Physics, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06520, USA
- Energy Sciences Institute, Yale University, West Haven, CT 06516, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
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- Department of Physics, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06520, USA
- Energy Sciences Institute, Yale University, West Haven, CT 06516, USA
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
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- Centre Énergie Matériaux Télécommunications, Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique, Varennes, Québec J3X 1S2, Canada
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- Department of Physics, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
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- Diamond Light Source, Harwell Campus, Didcot OX11 0DE, UK
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- National Synchrotron Light Source II, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY 11973, USA
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- National Synchrotron Light Source II, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY 11973, USA
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- Advanced Light Source, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
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- Condensed Matter Physics and Materials Science, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY 11973, USA
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- Condensed Matter Physics and Materials Science, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY 11973, USA
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- Condensed Matter Physics and Materials Science, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY 11973, USA
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- Centre Énergie Matériaux Télécommunications, Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique, Varennes, Québec J3X 1S2, Canada
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- Department of Physics, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695, USA
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- Diamond Light Source, Harwell Campus, Didcot OX11 0DE, UK
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- National Synchrotron Light Source II, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY 11973, USA
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- Donostia International Physics Center (DIPC), 20018 Donostia-San Sebastian, Basque Country, Spain
- IKERBASQUE, Basque Foundation for Science, 48013 Bilbao, Spain
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- Department of Physics, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
- Canadian Institute for Advanced Research, Toronto, ON M5G 1M1, Canada
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- Centre Énergie Matériaux Télécommunications, Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique, Varennes, Québec J3X 1S2, Canada
- Quantum Matter Institute, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada
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- Department of Physics, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06520, USA
- Energy Sciences Institute, Yale University, West Haven, CT 06516, USA
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA
- Department of Applied Physics, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06520, USA
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Kubec A, Samadi N, Langer M, Döring F, Rösner B, Guzenko VA, Hernández NO, Staub U, Follath R, Raabe J, David C. Slope error correction on X-ray reflection gratings by a variation of the local line density. OPTICS EXPRESS 2022; 30:46248-46258. [PMID: 36558583 DOI: 10.1364/oe.471438] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2022] [Accepted: 10/22/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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The patterning of x-ray grating surfaces by electron-beam lithography offers large flexibility to realize complex optical functionalities. Here, we report on a proof-of-principle experiment to demonstrate the correction of slope errors of the substrates by modulating the local density of the grating lines. A surface error map of a test substrate was determined by optical metrology and served as the basis for an aligned exposure of a corrected grating pattern made by electron-beam lithography. The correction is done by a variation of the local line density in order to compensate for the local surface error. Measurements with synchrotron radiation and simulations in the soft X-ray range confirm that the effects of slope errors were strongly reduced over an extended wavelength range.
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Kondo quasiparticle dynamics observed by resonant inelastic x-ray scattering. Nat Commun 2022; 13:6129. [PMID: 36253344 PMCID: PMC9576770 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-33468-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2022] [Accepted: 09/15/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Effective models focused on pertinent low-energy degrees of freedom have substantially contributed to our qualitative understanding of quantum materials. An iconic example, the Kondo model, was key to demonstrating that the rich phase diagrams of correlated metals originate from the interplay of localized and itinerant electrons. Modern electronic structure calculations suggest that to achieve quantitative material-specific models, accurate consideration of the crystal field and spin-orbit interactions is imperative. This poses the question of how local high-energy degrees of freedom become incorporated into a collective electronic state. Here, we use resonant inelastic x-ray scattering (RIXS) on CePd3 to clarify the fate of all relevant energy scales. We find that even spin-orbit excited states acquire pronounced momentum-dependence at low temperature—the telltale sign of hybridization with the underlying metallic state. Our results demonstrate how localized electronic degrees of freedom endow correlated metals with new properties, which is critical for a microscopic understanding of superconducting, electronic nematic, and topological states. The fate of high-energy degrees of freedom, such as spin-orbit interactions, in the coherent state of Kondo lattice materials remains unclear. Here, the authors use resonant inelastic x-ray scattering in CePd3 to show how Kondo-quasiparticle excitations are renormalized and develop a pronounced momentum dependence, while maintaining a largely unchanged spin-orbit gap.
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Zhou KJ, Walters A, Garcia-Fernandez M, Rice T, Hand M, Nag A, Li J, Agrestini S, Garland P, Wang H, Alcock S, Nistea I, Nutter B, Rubies N, Knap G, Gaughran M, Yuan F, Chang P, Emmins J, Howell G. I21: an advanced high-resolution resonant inelastic X-ray scattering beamline at Diamond Light Source. JOURNAL OF SYNCHROTRON RADIATION 2022; 29:563-580. [PMID: 35254322 PMCID: PMC8900866 DOI: 10.1107/s1600577522000601] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2021] [Accepted: 01/17/2022] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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The I21 beamline at Diamond Light Source is dedicated to advanced resonant inelastic X-ray scattering (RIXS) for probing charge, orbital, spin and lattice excitations in materials across condensed matter physics, applied sciences and chemistry. Both the beamline and the RIXS spectrometer employ divergent variable-line-spacing gratings covering a broad energy range of 280-3000 eV. A combined energy resolution of ∼35 meV (16 meV) is readily achieved at 930 eV (530 eV) owing to the optimized optics and the mechanics. Considerable efforts have been paid to the design of the entire beamline, particularly the implementation of the collection mirrors, to maximize the X-ray photon throughput. The continuous rotation of the spectrometer over 150° under ultra high vacuum and a cryogenic manipulator with six degrees of freedom allow accurate mappings of low-energy excitations from solid state materials in momentum space. Most importantly, the facility features a unique combination of the high energy resolution and the high photon throughput vital for advanced RIXS applications. Together with its stability and user friendliness, I21 has become one of the most sought after RIXS beamlines in the world.
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- Ke-Jin Zhou
- Diamond Light Source, Harwell Campus, Didcot OX11 0DE, United Kingdom
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- Diamond Light Source, Harwell Campus, Didcot OX11 0DE, United Kingdom
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- Diamond Light Source, Harwell Campus, Didcot OX11 0DE, United Kingdom
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- Diamond Light Source, Harwell Campus, Didcot OX11 0DE, United Kingdom
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- Diamond Light Source, Harwell Campus, Didcot OX11 0DE, United Kingdom
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- Diamond Light Source, Harwell Campus, Didcot OX11 0DE, United Kingdom
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- Diamond Light Source, Harwell Campus, Didcot OX11 0DE, United Kingdom
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- Diamond Light Source, Harwell Campus, Didcot OX11 0DE, United Kingdom
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- Diamond Light Source, Harwell Campus, Didcot OX11 0DE, United Kingdom
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- Diamond Light Source, Harwell Campus, Didcot OX11 0DE, United Kingdom
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- Diamond Light Source, Harwell Campus, Didcot OX11 0DE, United Kingdom
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- Diamond Light Source, Harwell Campus, Didcot OX11 0DE, United Kingdom
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- Diamond Light Source, Harwell Campus, Didcot OX11 0DE, United Kingdom
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- Diamond Light Source, Harwell Campus, Didcot OX11 0DE, United Kingdom
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- Diamond Light Source, Harwell Campus, Didcot OX11 0DE, United Kingdom
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- Diamond Light Source, Harwell Campus, Didcot OX11 0DE, United Kingdom
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- Diamond Light Source, Harwell Campus, Didcot OX11 0DE, United Kingdom
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- Diamond Light Source, Harwell Campus, Didcot OX11 0DE, United Kingdom
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- Diamond Light Source, Harwell Campus, Didcot OX11 0DE, United Kingdom
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Higley DJ, Ogasawara H, Zohar S, Dakovski GL. Using photoelectron spectroscopy to measure resonant inelastic X-ray scattering: a computational investigation. JOURNAL OF SYNCHROTRON RADIATION 2022; 29:202-213. [PMID: 34985437 PMCID: PMC8733969 DOI: 10.1107/s1600577521011917] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2021] [Accepted: 11/10/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Resonant inelastic X-ray scattering (RIXS) has become an important scientific tool. Nonetheless, conventional high-resolution (few hundred meV or less) RIXS measurements, especially in the soft X-ray range, require low-throughput grating spectrometers, which limits measurement accuracy. Here, the performance of a different method for measuring RIXS, i.e. photoelectron spectrometry for analysis of X-rays (PAX), is computationally investigated. This method transforms the X-ray measurement problem of RIXS to an electron measurement problem, enabling use of high-throughput, compact electron spectrometers. X-rays to be measured are incident on a converter material and the energy distribution of the resultant photoelectrons, the PAX spectrum, is measured with an electron spectrometer. A deconvolution algorithm for analysis of such PAX data is proposed. It is shown that the deconvolution algorithm works well on data recorded with ∼0.5 eV resolution. Additional simulations show the potential of PAX for estimation of RIXS features with smaller widths. For simulations using the 3d levels of Ag as a converter material, and with 105 simulated detected electrons, it is estimated that features with a few hundred meV width can be accurately estimated in a model RIXS spectrum. For simulations using a sharp Fermi edge to encode RIXS spectra, it is estimated that one can accurately distinguish 100 meV FWHM peaks separated by 45 meV with 105 simulated detected electrons that were photoemitted from within 0.4 eV of the Fermi level.
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- Daniel J. Higley
- SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, 2575 Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA
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- SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, 2575 Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA
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- SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, 2575 Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA
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- SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, 2575 Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA
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Agåker M, Englund CJ, Sjöblom P, Wassdahl N, Fredriksson P, Såthe C. An ultra-high-stability four-axis ultra-high-vacuum sample manipulator. JOURNAL OF SYNCHROTRON RADIATION 2021; 28:1059-1068. [PMID: 34212869 PMCID: PMC8284401 DOI: 10.1107/s1600577521004859] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2021] [Accepted: 05/07/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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A report on a four-axis ultra-high-stability manipulator developed for use at the Veritas and Species RIXS beamlines at MAX IV Laboratory, Lund, Sweden, is presented. The manipulator consists of a compact, light-weight X-Y table with a stiffened Z tower carrying a platform with a rotary seal to which a manipulator rod holding the sample can be attached. Its design parameters have been optimized to achieve high eigen-frequencies via a light-weight yet stiff construction, to absorb forces without deformations, provide a low center of gravity, and have a compact footprint without compromising access to the manipulator rod. The manipulator system can house a multitude of different, easily exchangeable, manipulator rods that can be tailor-made for specific experimental requirements without having to rebuild the entire sample positioning system. It is shown that the manipulator has its lowest eigen-frequency at 48.5 Hz and that long-term stability is in the few tens of nanometres. Position accuracy is shown to be better than 100 nm. Angular accuracy is in the 500 nrad range with a long-term stability of a few hundred nanoradians.
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- Marcus Agåker
- Physics and Astronomy, Uppsala University, PO Box 516, SE-75120 Uppsala, Sweden
- MAX IV Laboratory, Lund University, PO Box 118, SE-22100 Lund, Sweden
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- Physics and Astronomy, Uppsala University, PO Box 516, SE-75120 Uppsala, Sweden
- Englund Engineering AB, Kättinge 25, 755 92 Uppsala, Sweden
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- MAX IV Laboratory, Lund University, PO Box 118, SE-22100 Lund, Sweden
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- MAX IV Laboratory, Lund University, PO Box 118, SE-22100 Lund, Sweden
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- Physics and Astronomy, Uppsala University, PO Box 516, SE-75120 Uppsala, Sweden
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- MAX IV Laboratory, Lund University, PO Box 118, SE-22100 Lund, Sweden
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Pelliciari J, Lee S, Gilmore K, Li J, Gu Y, Barbour A, Jarrige I, Ahn CH, Walker FJ, Bisogni V. Tuning spin excitations in magnetic films by confinement. NATURE MATERIALS 2021; 20:188-193. [PMID: 33462465 DOI: 10.1038/s41563-020-00878-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2020] [Accepted: 11/12/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Spin excitations of magnetic thin films are the founding element for magnetic devices in general. While spin dynamics have been extensively studied in bulk materials, the behaviour in mesoscopic films is less known due to experimental limitations. Here, we employ resonant inelastic X-ray scattering to investigate the spectrum of spin excitations in mesoscopic Fe films, from bulk-like films down to three unit cells. In bulk samples, we find isotropic, dispersive ferromagnons consistent with previous neutron scattering results for bulk single crystals. As the thickness is reduced, these ferromagnetic spin excitations renormalize to lower energies along the out-of-plane direction while retaining their dispersion in the in-plane direction. This thickness dependence is captured by simple Heisenberg model calculations accounting for the confinement in the out-of-plane direction through the loss of Fe bonds. Our findings highlight the effects of mesoscopic scaling on spin dynamics and identify thickness as a knob for fine tuning and controlling magnetic properties.
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- Jonathan Pelliciari
- National Synchrotron Light Source II, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY, USA.
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- Department of Physics, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Condensed Matter Physics and Materials Science Department, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY, USA
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- National Synchrotron Light Source II, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY, USA
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- National Synchrotron Light Source II, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY, USA
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- National Synchrotron Light Source II, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY, USA
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- National Synchrotron Light Source II, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY, USA
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- Department of Applied Physics, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA
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- National Synchrotron Light Source II, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY, USA.
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Shvyd'ko Y. Diffraction gratings with two-orders-of-magnitude-enhanced dispersion rates for sub-meV resolution soft X-ray spectroscopy. JOURNAL OF SYNCHROTRON RADIATION 2020; 27:1227-1234. [PMID: 32876597 DOI: 10.1107/s1600577520008292] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2020] [Accepted: 06/22/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Diffraction gratings with large angular dispersion rates are central to obtaining high spectral resolution in grating spectrometers operating over a broad spectral range from infrared to soft X-ray domains. The greatest challenge is of course to achieve large dispersion rates in the short-wavelength X-ray domain. Here it is shown that crystals in non-coplanar asymmetric X-ray Bragg diffraction can function as high-reflectance broadband soft X-ray diffraction gratings with dispersion rates that are at least two orders of magnitude larger than those that are possible with state-of-the-art man-made gratings. This opens new opportunities to design and implement soft X-ray resonant inelastic scattering (RIXS) spectrometers with spectral resolutions that are up to two orders of magnitude higher than what is currently possible, to further advance a very dynamic field of RIXS spectroscopy, and to make it competitive with inelastic neutron scattering. Examples of large-dispersion-rate crystal diffraction gratings operating near the 930 eV L3 absorption edge in Cu and of the 2.838 keV L3-edge in Ru are presented.
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- Yuri Shvyd'ko
- Advanced Photon Source, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL 60439, USA
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Hill J, Campbell S, Carini G, Chen-Wiegart YCK, Chu Y, Fluerasu A, Fukuto M, Idir M, Jakoncic J, Jarrige I, Siddons P, Tanabe T, Yager KG. Future trends in synchrotron science at NSLS-II. JOURNAL OF PHYSICS. CONDENSED MATTER : AN INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS JOURNAL 2020; 32:374008. [PMID: 32568740 DOI: 10.1088/1361-648x/ab7b19] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2020] [Accepted: 02/28/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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In this paper, we summarize briefly some of the future trends in synchrotron science as seen at the National Synchrotron Light Source II, a new, low emittance source recently commissioned at Brookhaven National Laboratory. We touch upon imaging techniques, the study of dynamics, the increasing use of multimodal approaches, the vital importance of data science, and other enabling technologies. Each are presently undergoing a time of rapid change, driving the field of synchrotron science forward at an ever increasing pace. It is truly an exciting time and one in which Roger Cowley, to whom this journal issue is dedicated, would surely be both invigorated by, and at the heart of.
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- John Hill
- National Synchrotron Light Source II (NSLS-II), Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY, United States of America
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- National Synchrotron Light Source II (NSLS-II), Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY, United States of America
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- Instrumentation Division (IO), Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY, United States of America
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- National Synchrotron Light Source II (NSLS-II), Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY, United States of America
- Materials Science & Chemical Engineering, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, United States of America
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- National Synchrotron Light Source II (NSLS-II), Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY, United States of America
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- National Synchrotron Light Source II (NSLS-II), Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY, United States of America
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- National Synchrotron Light Source II (NSLS-II), Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY, United States of America
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- National Synchrotron Light Source II (NSLS-II), Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY, United States of America
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- National Synchrotron Light Source II (NSLS-II), Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY, United States of America
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- National Synchrotron Light Source II (NSLS-II), Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY, United States of America
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- National Synchrotron Light Source II (NSLS-II), Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY, United States of America
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- National Synchrotron Light Source II (NSLS-II), Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY, United States of America
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- Center for Functional Nanomaterials (CFN), Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY, United States of America
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Chuang YD, Feng X, Glans-Suzuki PA, Yang W, Padmore H, Guo J. A design of resonant inelastic X-ray scattering (RIXS) spectrometer for spatial- and time-resolved spectroscopy. JOURNAL OF SYNCHROTRON RADIATION 2020; 27:695-707. [PMID: 32381770 PMCID: PMC7206552 DOI: 10.1107/s1600577520004440] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2020] [Accepted: 03/31/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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The optical design of a Hettrick-Underwood-style soft X-ray spectrometer with Wolter type 1 mirrors is presented. The spectrometer with a nominal length of 3.1 m can achieve a high resolving power (resolving power higher than 10000) in the soft X-ray regime when a small source beam (<3 µm in the grating dispersion direction) and small pixel detector (5 µm effective pixel size) are used. Adding Wolter mirrors to the spectrometer before its dispersive elements can realize the spatial imaging capability, which finds applications in the spectroscopic studies of spatially dependent electronic structures in tandem catalysts, heterostructures, etc. In the pump-probe experiments where the pump beam perturbs the materials followed by the time-delayed probe beam to reveal the transient evolution of electronic structures, the imaging capability of the Wolter mirrors can offer the pixel-equivalent femtosecond time delay between the pump and probe beams when their wavefronts are not collinear. In combination with some special sample handing systems, such as liquid jets and droplets, the imaging capability can also be used to study the time-dependent electronic structure of chemical transformation spanning multiple time domains from microseconds to nanoseconds. The proposed Wolter mirrors can also be adopted to the existing soft X-ray spectrometers that use the Hettrick-Underwood optical scheme, expanding their capabilities in materials research.
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- Yi-De Chuang
- Advanced Light Source, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 1 Cyclotron Road, MS 6-2100, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
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- Advanced Light Source, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 1 Cyclotron Road, MS 6-2100, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
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- Advanced Light Source, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 1 Cyclotron Road, MS 6-2100, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
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- Advanced Light Source, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 1 Cyclotron Road, MS 6-2100, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
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- Advanced Light Source, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 1 Cyclotron Road, MS 6-2100, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
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- Advanced Light Source, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 1 Cyclotron Road, MS 6-2100, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
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Lebert BW, Kim S, Bisogni V, Jarrige I, Barbour AM, Kim YJ. Resonant inelastic x-ray scattering study of [Formula: see text]-RuCl 3: a progress report. JOURNAL OF PHYSICS. CONDENSED MATTER : AN INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS JOURNAL 2020; 32:144001. [PMID: 31703223 DOI: 10.1088/1361-648x/ab5595] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Ru M3-edge resonant inelastic x-ray scattering (RIXS) measurements of [Formula: see text] with 27 meV resolution reveals a spin-orbit exciton without noticeable splitting. We extract values for the spin-orbit coupling constant ([Formula: see text] meV) and trigonal distortion field energy ([Formula: see text] meV) which support the [Formula: see text] nature of [Formula: see text]. We demonstrate the feasibility of M-edge RIXS for 4d systems, which allows ultra high-resolution RIXS of 4d systems until instrumentation for L-edge RIXS improves.
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- Blair W Lebert
- Department of Physics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, M5S 1A7, Canada
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- Department of Physics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, M5S 1A7, Canada
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- National Synchrotron Light Source II, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY, 11973, United States of America
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- National Synchrotron Light Source II, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY, 11973, United States of America
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- National Synchrotron Light Source II, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY, 11973, United States of America
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- Department of Physics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, M5S 1A7, Canada
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Gompa TP, Ramanathan A, Rice NT, La Pierre HS. The chemical and physical properties of tetravalent lanthanides: Pr, Nd, Tb, and Dy. Dalton Trans 2020; 49:15945-15987. [DOI: 10.1039/d0dt01400a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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The thermochemistry, descriptive chemistry, spectroscopy, and physical properties of the tetravalent lanthanides (Pr, Nd, Tb and Dy) in extended phases, gas phase, solution, and as isolable molecular complexes are presented.
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- Thaige P. Gompa
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
- Georgia Institute of Technology
- Atlanta
- USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
- Georgia Institute of Technology
- Atlanta
- USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
- Georgia Institute of Technology
- Atlanta
- USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
- Georgia Institute of Technology
- Atlanta
- USA
- Nuclear and Radiological Engineering Program
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Rossi M, Henriquet C, Jacobs J, Donnerer C, Boseggia S, Al-Zein A, Fumagalli R, Yao Y, Vale JG, Hunter EC, Perry RS, Kantor I, Garbarino G, Crichton W, Monaco G, McMorrow DF, Krisch M, Moretti Sala M. Resonant inelastic X-ray scattering of magnetic excitations under pressure. JOURNAL OF SYNCHROTRON RADIATION 2019; 26:1725-1732. [PMID: 31490164 DOI: 10.1107/s1600577519008877] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2018] [Accepted: 06/21/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Resonant inelastic X-ray scattering (RIXS) is an extremely valuable tool for the study of elementary, including magnetic, excitations in matter. The latest developments of this technique have mostly been aimed at improving the energy resolution and performing polarization analysis of the scattered radiation, with a great impact on the interpretation and applicability of RIXS. Instead, this article focuses on the sample environment and presents a setup for high-pressure low-temperature RIXS measurements of low-energy excitations. The feasibility of these experiments is proved by probing the magnetic excitations of the bilayer iridate Sr3Ir2O7 at pressures up to 12 GPa.
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- Matteo Rossi
- ESRF - The European Synchrotron, 71 Avenue des Martyrs, CS 40220, F-38043 Grenoble, France
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- ESRF - The European Synchrotron, 71 Avenue des Martyrs, CS 40220, F-38043 Grenoble, France
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- ESRF - The European Synchrotron, 71 Avenue des Martyrs, CS 40220, F-38043 Grenoble, France
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- London Centre for Nanotechnology and Department of Physics and Astronomy, University College London, Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT, UK
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- London Centre for Nanotechnology and Department of Physics and Astronomy, University College London, Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT, UK
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- ESRF - The European Synchrotron, 71 Avenue des Martyrs, CS 40220, F-38043 Grenoble, France
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- ESRF - The European Synchrotron, 71 Avenue des Martyrs, CS 40220, F-38043 Grenoble, France
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- ESRF - The European Synchrotron, 71 Avenue des Martyrs, CS 40220, F-38043 Grenoble, France
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- London Centre for Nanotechnology and Department of Physics and Astronomy, University College London, Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT, UK
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- Centre for Science at Extreme Conditions, University of Edinburgh, Mayfield Road, Edinburgh EH9 3JZ, UK
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- London Centre for Nanotechnology and Department of Physics and Astronomy, University College London, Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT, UK
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- ESRF - The European Synchrotron, 71 Avenue des Martyrs, CS 40220, F-38043 Grenoble, France
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- ESRF - The European Synchrotron, 71 Avenue des Martyrs, CS 40220, F-38043 Grenoble, France
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- ESRF - The European Synchrotron, 71 Avenue des Martyrs, CS 40220, F-38043 Grenoble, France
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- ESRF - The European Synchrotron, 71 Avenue des Martyrs, CS 40220, F-38043 Grenoble, France
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- London Centre for Nanotechnology and Department of Physics and Astronomy, University College London, Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT, UK
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- ESRF - The European Synchrotron, 71 Avenue des Martyrs, CS 40220, F-38043 Grenoble, France
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- ESRF - The European Synchrotron, 71 Avenue des Martyrs, CS 40220, F-38043 Grenoble, France
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Li Z, Li B. Towards an extremely high resolution broad-band flat-field spectrometer in the `water window'. JOURNAL OF SYNCHROTRON RADIATION 2019; 26:1058-1068. [PMID: 31274428 PMCID: PMC6613118 DOI: 10.1107/s1600577519004648] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2019] [Accepted: 04/05/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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The optical design of a novel spectrometer is presented, combining a cylindrically convex pre-mirror with a cylindrically concave varied-line-spacing grating (both in the meridional) to deliver a resolving power of 100000-200000 in the `water window' (2-5 nm). Most remarkably, the extremely high spectral resolution is achieved for an effective meridional source size of 50 µm (r.m.s.); this property could potentially be applied to diagnose SASE-FEL and well resolve individual single spikes in its radiation spectrum. The overall optical aberrations of the system are well analysed and compensated, providing an excellent flat-field at the detector domain throughout the whole spectral range. Also, a machine-learning scheme - SVM - is introduced to explore and reconstruct the optimal system with high efficiency.
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- Zhuo Li
- Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Jiading District, Shanghai 201800, People’s Republic of China
- Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility, Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Zhangjiang Laboratory, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Pudong District, Shanghai 201204, People’s Republic of China
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- Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Jiading District, Shanghai 201800, People’s Republic of China
- Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility, Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Zhangjiang Laboratory, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Pudong District, Shanghai 201204, People’s Republic of China
- School of Physical Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai 201210, People’s Republic of China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 19(A) Yuquan Road, Shijingshan District, Beijing 100049, People’s Republic of China
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Huang Q, Jia Q, Feng J, Huang H, Yang X, Grenzer J, Huang K, Zhang S, Lin J, Zhou H, You T, Yu W, Facsko S, Jonnard P, Wu M, Giglia A, Zhang Z, Liu Z, Wang Z, Wang X, Ou X. Realization of wafer-scale nanogratings with sub-50 nm period through vacancy epitaxy. Nat Commun 2019; 10:2437. [PMID: 31164646 PMCID: PMC6547753 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-019-10095-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2018] [Accepted: 03/27/2019] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Gratings, one of the most important energy dispersive devices, are the fundamental building blocks for the majority of optical and optoelectronic systems. The grating period is the key parameter that limits the dispersion and resolution of the system. With the rapid development of large X-ray science facilities, gratings with periodicities below 50 nm are in urgent need for the development of ultrahigh-resolution X-ray spectroscopy. However, the wafer-scale fabrication of nanogratings through conventional patterning methods is difficult. Herein, we report a maskless and high-throughput method to generate wafer-scale, multilayer gratings with period in the sub-50 nm range. They are fabricated by a vacancy epitaxy process and coated with X-ray multilayers, which demonstrate extremely large angular dispersion at approximately 90 eV and 270 eV. The developed new method has great potential to produce ultrahigh line density multilayer gratings that can pave the way to cutting edge high-resolution spectroscopy and other X-ray applications. Fabrication of wafer-scale nanogratings for X-ray spectroscopy is difficult especially for very high line densities. The authors use vacancy epitaxy to fabricate sub-50-nm-periodicity gratings, coated with multilayers for efficient operation, for use in ultra-high resolution x-ray spectroscopy.
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- Qiushi Huang
- State Key Laboratory of Functional Materials for Informatics, Shanghai Institute of Microsystem and Information Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 200092, China.,Key Laboratory of Advanced Micro-Structured Materials MOE, Institute of Precision Optical Engineering, School of Physics Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai, 200092, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Functional Materials for Informatics, Shanghai Institute of Microsystem and Information Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 200092, China.,Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Micro-Structured Materials MOE, Institute of Precision Optical Engineering, School of Physics Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai, 200092, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Functional Materials for Informatics, Shanghai Institute of Microsystem and Information Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 200092, China.,School of Physical Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai, 201210, China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Micro-Structured Materials MOE, Institute of Precision Optical Engineering, School of Physics Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai, 200092, China.,School of Physical Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai, 201210, China
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- Institute of Ion Beam Physics and Materials Research, Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf, Bautzner Landstrasse 400, Dresden, 01328, Germany
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- State Key Laboratory of Functional Materials for Informatics, Shanghai Institute of Microsystem and Information Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 200092, China.,Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Functional Materials for Informatics, Shanghai Institute of Microsystem and Information Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 200092, China.,Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Functional Materials for Informatics, Shanghai Institute of Microsystem and Information Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 200092, China.,Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Functional Materials for Informatics, Shanghai Institute of Microsystem and Information Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 200092, China.,Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Functional Materials for Informatics, Shanghai Institute of Microsystem and Information Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 200092, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Functional Materials for Informatics, Shanghai Institute of Microsystem and Information Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 200092, China.,Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Institute of Ion Beam Physics and Materials Research, Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf, Bautzner Landstrasse 400, Dresden, 01328, Germany
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- Sorbonne Université, Faculté des Sciences et Ingénierie, UMR CNRS, Laboratoire de Chimie Physique - Matière et Rayonnement, boîte courrier 1140, 4 place Jussieu F-75252, Paris cedex 05, France
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- Sorbonne Université, Faculté des Sciences et Ingénierie, UMR CNRS, Laboratoire de Chimie Physique - Matière et Rayonnement, boîte courrier 1140, 4 place Jussieu F-75252, Paris cedex 05, France
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- CNR Istituto Officina Materiali, Trieste, 34149, Italy
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Micro-Structured Materials MOE, Institute of Precision Optical Engineering, School of Physics Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai, 200092, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Functional Materials for Informatics, Shanghai Institute of Microsystem and Information Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 200092, China.,School of Physical Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai, 201210, China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Micro-Structured Materials MOE, Institute of Precision Optical Engineering, School of Physics Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai, 200092, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Functional Materials for Informatics, Shanghai Institute of Microsystem and Information Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 200092, China.,Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Functional Materials for Informatics, Shanghai Institute of Microsystem and Information Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 200092, China. .,Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China.
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Cao Y, Mazzone DG, Meyers D, Hill JP, Liu X, Wall S, Dean MPM. Ultrafast dynamics of spin and orbital correlations in quantum materials: an energy- and momentum-resolved perspective. PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS. SERIES A, MATHEMATICAL, PHYSICAL, AND ENGINEERING SCIENCES 2019; 377:20170480. [PMID: 30929631 PMCID: PMC6452052 DOI: 10.1098/rsta.2017.0480] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/31/2018] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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Many remarkable properties of quantum materials emerge from states with intricate coupling between the charge, spin and orbital degrees of freedom. Ultrafast photo-excitation of these materials holds great promise for understanding and controlling the properties of these states. Here, we introduce time-resolved resonant inelastic X-ray scattering (tr-RIXS) as a means of measuring the charge, spin and orbital excitations out of equilibrium. These excitations encode the correlations and interactions that determine the detailed properties of the states generated. After outlining the basic principles and instrumentations of tr-RIXS, we review our first observations of transient antiferromagnetic correlations in quasi two dimensions in a photo-excited Mott insulator and present possible future routes of this fast-developing technique. The increasing number of X-ray free electron laser facilities not only enables tackling long-standing fundamental scientific problems, but also promises to unleash novel inelastic X-ray scattering spectroscopies. This article is part of the theme issue 'Measurement of ultrafast electronic and structural dynamics with X-rays'.
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- Y. Cao
- Condensed Matter Physics and Materials Science Department, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY 11973, USA
- Materials Science Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL 60439, USA
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- National Synchrotron Light Source II, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY 11973, USA
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- Condensed Matter Physics and Materials Science Department, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY 11973, USA
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- National Synchrotron Light Source II, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY 11973, USA
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- School of Physical Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai 201210, People's Republic of China
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- ICFO-Institut de Ciències Fotòniques, The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, 08860 Castelldefels (Barcelona), Spain
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- Condensed Matter Physics and Materials Science Department, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY 11973, USA
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Beye M, Engel RY, Schunck JO, Dziarzhytski S, Brenner G, Miedema PS. Non-linear soft x-ray methods on solids with MUSIX-the multi-dimensional spectroscopy and inelastic x-ray scattering endstation. JOURNAL OF PHYSICS. CONDENSED MATTER : AN INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS JOURNAL 2019; 31:014003. [PMID: 30504529 DOI: 10.1088/1361-648x/aaedf3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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With the intense and coherent x-ray pulses available from free-electron lasers, the possibility to transfer non-linear spectroscopic methods from the laser lab to the x-ray world arises. Advantages especially regarding selectivity and thus information content as well as an improvement of signal levels are expected. The use of coherences is especially fruitful and the example of coherent x-ray/optical sum-frequency generation is discussed. However, many non-linear x-ray methods still await discovery, partially due to the necessity for extremely adaptable and versatile instrumentation that can be brought to free-electron lasers for the analysis of the spectral content emitted from the sample into a continuous range of emission angles. Such an instrument (called MUSIX) is being developed and employed at FLASH, the free-electron laser in Hamburg and is described in this contribution together with first results.
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- M Beye
- Deutsches Elektronen Synchrotron DESY, Notkestr. 85, 22607 Hamburg, Germany. Physics Department, Universität Hamburg, Luruper Chaussee 149, 22761 Hamburg, Germany
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Voronov DL, Gullikson EM, Padmore HA. Ultra-low blaze angle gratings for synchrotron and free electron laser applications. OPTICS EXPRESS 2018; 26:22011-22018. [PMID: 30130902 DOI: 10.1364/oe.26.022011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2018] [Accepted: 07/20/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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We have developed a method for the manufacture of x-ray diffraction gratings with arbitrarily small blaze angles. These gratings are made by a process in which a high blaze angle grating made by anisotropic etching of Si (111) is subjected to planarization and reactive ion etching. Differential etching of the planarization medium and silicon ensures reduction of the blaze angle. Repeated application of this process leads to gratings of increasing perfection with an arbitrarily small blaze angle. This opens the way to highly efficient low line density gratings, to damage resistant gratings for ultra-high power applications such as free electron lasers, and for extension of the use of gratings into the hard x-ray energy range for dispersive spectroscopy.
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Li Z, Li B. A sagittally confined high-resolution spectrometer in the `water window'. JOURNAL OF SYNCHROTRON RADIATION 2018; 25:738-747. [PMID: 29714183 PMCID: PMC5929356 DOI: 10.1107/s160057751800468x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2017] [Accepted: 03/22/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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The authors report a novel scheme for a grazing-incidence spectrometer forming an excellent meridional flat field in its detector domain to deliver the desired spectral resolution throughout the full designated spectral range, while reducing the sagittal astigmatism substantially to enhance the spectral intensity. The optical properties of the system are thoroughly investigated and optimized, and the detector plane is fitted well to the meridional or sagittal focal curves. The authors demonstrated that a resolving power of 6000-18000 could be achieved within the `water window' (2-5 nm) for an effective meridional source size of 200 µm (r.m.s.), and it would be further improved to 20000-40000 if the source size was confined to 50 µm (r.m.s.).
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- Zhuo Li
- Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, Shanghai 201204, People’s Republic of China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 19 A Yuquan Road, Beijing 100049, People’s Republic of China
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- Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, Shanghai 201204, People’s Republic of China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 19 A Yuquan Road, Beijing 100049, People’s Republic of China
- School of Physical Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai 200031, People’s Republic of China
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Titus CJ, Baker ML, Lee SJ, Cho HM, Doriese WB, Fowler JW, Gaffney K, Gard JD, Hilton GC, Kenney C, Knight J, Li D, Marks R, Minitti MP, Morgan KM, O'Neil GC, Reintsema CD, Schmidt DR, Sokaras D, Swetz DS, Ullom JN, Weng TC, Williams C, Young BA, Irwin KD, Solomon EI, Nordlund D. L-edge spectroscopy of dilute, radiation-sensitive systems using a transition-edge-sensor array. J Chem Phys 2017; 147:214201. [PMID: 29221417 PMCID: PMC5720893 DOI: 10.1063/1.5000755] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2017] [Accepted: 11/06/2017] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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We present X-ray absorption spectroscopy and resonant inelastic X-ray scattering (RIXS) measurements on the iron L-edge of 0.5 mM aqueous ferricyanide. These measurements demonstrate the ability of high-throughput transition-edge-sensor (TES) spectrometers to access the rich soft X-ray (100-2000 eV) spectroscopy regime for dilute and radiation-sensitive samples. Our low-concentration data are in agreement with high-concentration measurements recorded by grating spectrometers. These results show that soft-X-ray RIXS spectroscopy acquired by high-throughput TES spectrometers can be used to study the local electronic structure of dilute metal-centered complexes relevant to biology, chemistry, and catalysis. In particular, TES spectrometers have a unique ability to characterize frozen solutions of radiation- and temperature-sensitive samples.
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- Charles J Titus
- Department of Physics, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, USA
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- Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA
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- SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA
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- National Institute of Standards and Technology, Boulder, Colorado 80305, USA
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- National Institute of Standards and Technology, Boulder, Colorado 80305, USA
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- Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA
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- National Institute of Standards and Technology, Boulder, Colorado 80305, USA
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- National Institute of Standards and Technology, Boulder, Colorado 80305, USA
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- SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA
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- Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA
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- SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA
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- Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA
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- Linac Coherent Light Source, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA
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- National Institute of Standards and Technology, Boulder, Colorado 80305, USA
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- National Institute of Standards and Technology, Boulder, Colorado 80305, USA
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- National Institute of Standards and Technology, Boulder, Colorado 80305, USA
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- National Institute of Standards and Technology, Boulder, Colorado 80305, USA
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- Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA
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- National Institute of Standards and Technology, Boulder, Colorado 80305, USA
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- National Institute of Standards and Technology, Boulder, Colorado 80305, USA
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- Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA
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- Department of Physics, Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, California 95053, USA
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- Department of Physics, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, USA
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- Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA
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Voronov DL, Gullikson EM, Padmore HA. Large area nanoimprint enables ultra-precise x-ray diffraction gratings. OPTICS EXPRESS 2017; 25:23334-23342. [PMID: 29041634 DOI: 10.1364/oe.25.023334] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2017] [Accepted: 09/05/2017] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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A process for fabrication of ultra-precise diffraction gratings for high resolution x-ray spectroscopy was developed. A grating pattern with constant or variable line spacing (VLS) is recorded on a quartz plate by use of e-beam lithography with nanometer scale accuracy of the groove placement. The pattern is transferred to a massive grating blank by large area nanoimprint followed by dry or/and wet etching for groove shaping. High fidelity of the nanoimprint transfer step was confirmed by differential wavefront measurements. Successful implementation of the suggested fabrication approach was demonstrated by fabrication of a lamellar 900 lines/mm VLS grating for a soft x-ray fluorescence spectrometer.
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Fabbris G, Meyers D, Xu L, Katukuri VM, Hozoi L, Liu X, Chen ZY, Okamoto J, Schmitt T, Uldry A, Delley B, Gu GD, Prabhakaran D, Boothroyd AT, van den Brink J, Huang DJ, Dean MPM. Doping Dependence of Collective Spin and Orbital Excitations in the Spin-1 Quantum Antiferromagnet La_{2-x}Sr_{x}NiO_{4} Observed by X Rays. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2017; 118:156402. [PMID: 28452512 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.118.156402] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2016] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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We report the first empirical demonstration that resonant inelastic x-ray scattering (RIXS) is sensitive to collective magnetic excitations in S=1 systems by probing the Ni L_{3} edge of La_{2-x}Sr_{x}NiO_{4} (x=0, 0.33, 0.45). The magnetic excitation peak is asymmetric, indicating the presence of single and multi-spin-flip excitations. As the hole doping level is increased, the zone boundary magnon energy is suppressed at a much larger rate than that in hole doped cuprates. Based on the analysis of the orbital and charge excitations observed by RIXS, we argue that this difference is related to the orbital character of the doped holes in these two families. This work establishes RIXS as a probe of fundamental magnetic interactions in nickelates opening the way towards studies of heterostructures and ultrafast pump-probe experiments.
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- G Fabbris
- Department of Condensed Matter Physics and Materials Science, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973, USA
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- Department of Condensed Matter Physics and Materials Science, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973, USA
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- Institute for Theoretical Solid State Physics, IFW Dresden, Helmholtzstraße, 20, 01069 Dresden, Germany
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- Institute for Theoretical Solid State Physics, IFW Dresden, Helmholtzstraße, 20, 01069 Dresden, Germany
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- Institute for Theoretical Solid State Physics, IFW Dresden, Helmholtzstraße, 20, 01069 Dresden, Germany
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics and Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Quantum Matter, Beijing, China
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- National Synchrotron Radiation Research Center, Hsinchu 30076, Taiwan
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- National Synchrotron Radiation Research Center, Hsinchu 30076, Taiwan
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- Research Department "Synchotron Radiation and Nanotechnology", Paul Scherrer Institut, CH-5232 Villigen PSI, Switzerland
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- Condensed Matter Theory Group, Paul Scherrer Institut, CH-5232 Villigen PSI, Switzerland
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- Condensed Matter Theory Group, Paul Scherrer Institut, CH-5232 Villigen PSI, Switzerland
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- Department of Condensed Matter Physics and Materials Science, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Oxford, Clarendon Laboratory, Oxford, OX1 3PU, United Kingdom
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- Department of Physics, University of Oxford, Clarendon Laboratory, Oxford, OX1 3PU, United Kingdom
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- Institute for Theoretical Solid State Physics, IFW Dresden, Helmholtzstraße, 20, 01069 Dresden, Germany
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- National Synchrotron Radiation Research Center, Hsinchu 30076, Taiwan
- Department of Physics, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu 30013, Taiwan
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- Department of Condensed Matter Physics and Materials Science, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973, USA
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Chuang YD, Shao YC, Cruz A, Hanzel K, Brown A, Frano A, Qiao R, Smith B, Domning E, Huang SW, Wray LA, Lee WS, Shen ZX, Devereaux TP, Chiou JW, Pong WF, Yashchuk VV, Gullikson E, Reininger R, Yang W, Guo J, Duarte R, Hussain Z. Modular soft x-ray spectrometer for applications in energy sciences and quantum materials. THE REVIEW OF SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS 2017; 88:013110. [PMID: 28147697 DOI: 10.1063/1.4974356] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Over the past decade, the advances in grating-based soft X-ray spectrometers have revolutionized the soft X-ray spectroscopies in materials research. However, these novel spectrometers are mostly dedicated designs, which cannot be easily adopted for applications with diverging demands. Here we present a versatile spectrometer design concept based on the Hettrick-Underwood optical scheme that uses modular mechanical components. The spectrometer's optics chamber can be used with gratings operated in either inside or outside orders, and the detector assembly can be reconfigured accordingly. The spectrometer can be designed to have high spectral resolution, exceeding 10 000 resolving power when using small source (∼1μm) and detector pixels (∼5μm) with high line density gratings (∼3000 lines/mm), or high throughput at moderate resolution. We report two such spectrometers with slightly different design goals and optical parameters in this paper. We show that the spectrometer with high throughput and large energy window is particularly useful for studying the sustainable energy materials. We demonstrate that the extensive resonant inelastic X-ray scattering (RIXS) map of battery cathode material LiNi1/3Co1/3Mn1/3O2 can be produced in few hours using such a spectrometer. Unlike analyzing only a handful of RIXS spectra taken at selected excitation photon energies across the elemental absorption edges to determine various spectral features like the localized dd excitations and non-resonant fluorescence emissions, these features can be easily identified in the RIXS maps. Studying such RIXS maps could reveal novel transition metal redox in battery compounds that are sometimes hard to be unambiguously identified in X-ray absorption and emission spectra. We propose that this modular spectrometer design can serve as the platform for further customization to meet specific scientific demands.
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- Yi-De Chuang
- Advanced Light Source, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
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- Department of Physics, Tamkang University, New Taipei City 25137, Taiwan
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- Advanced Light Source, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
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- Engineering Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
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- Engineering Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
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- Advanced Light Source, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
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- Advanced Light Source, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
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- Engineering Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
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- Engineering Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
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- MAX IV Laboratory, Lund University, SE221-00 Lund, Sweden
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- Department of Physics, New York University, New York, New York 10003, USA
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- Stanford Institute for Materials and Energy Sciences, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA
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- Stanford Institute for Materials and Energy Sciences, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA
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- Stanford Institute for Materials and Energy Sciences, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA
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- Department of Applied Physics, National University of Kaohsiung, Kaohsiung 811, Taiwan
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- Department of Physics, Tamkang University, New Taipei City 25137, Taiwan
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- Advanced Light Source, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
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- Center for X-ray Optics, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
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- Advanced Photon Source, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois 60439, USA
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- Advanced Light Source, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
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- Advanced Light Source, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
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- Engineering Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
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- Advanced Light Source, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
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