Mosaic Reflectivity of X-Ray Multilayer Structures,

Abstract

Mosaic reflectivity from multilayer structures has previously been detected but only in a limited angular range close to the Bragg angle (theta B) and only at a single energy. In this paper, a systematic study of the mosaic reflectivity is performed at five line energies (B-K alpha (0. 183 keV), Cr-L alpha (0.573 keV), Ni-L alpha (0.852 keV), Pd-L alpha (2.838 keV), Cu-K alpha (8.048 keV)) for a series of Ni/C multilayers with similar d-spacings and similar ratio between Ni-content and C-content but different deposition methods. The mosaic reflectivity is measured in the complete angular range from zero to 2 theta B around the first order Bragg peak. Several interesting and novel effects are revealed. First of all, it is observed that the mosaic reflectivity increases linearly as the angle of incidence is decreased. Secondly, the mosaic reflectivity is observed to decrease sharply as one enters the total reflection region. Thirdly, the mosaic reflectivity disappears completely as the angle of incidence approaches twice the Bragg angle. Finally, the mosaic reflectivity varies in a characteristic way with the energy.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 05, 1992
Accession Number
ADP008046

Entities

People

  • F.e. Christensen
  • H.w. Schnopper

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Angle Of Incidence
  • Bragg Angle
  • Physics
  • Reflection
  • Reflectivity
  • X Rays

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Mathematics or Statistics
  • Nanofabrication and Microfabrication.
  • Solar Physics

Technology Areas

  • Space