Thomson-resonant interference effects in elastic x-ray scattering near the Cl K edge of HCl

J Chem Phys. 2012 Sep 7;137(9):094311. doi: 10.1063/1.4749574.

Abstract

We experimentally observed interference effects in elastic x-ray scattering from gas-phase HCl in the vicinity of the Cl K edge. Comparison to theory identifies these effects as interference effects between non-resonant elastic Thomson scattering and resonant Raman scattering. The results indicate the non-resonant Thomson and resonant Raman contributions are of comparable strength. The measurements also exhibit strong polarization dependence, allowing an easy identification of the resonant and non-resonant contributions.