Performances of a bent-crystal spectrometer adapted to resonant x-ray emission measurements on gas-phase samples

Loïc Journel; Lara El Khoury; Thierry Marin; Renaud Guillemin; Stéphane Carniato; Antoine Avila; Renaud Delaunay; Coryn F Hague; Marc Simon

doi:10.1063/1.3212582

Performances of a bent-crystal spectrometer adapted to resonant x-ray emission measurements on gas-phase samples

Rev Sci Instrum. 2009 Sep;80(9):093105. doi: 10.1063/1.3212582.

Authors

Loïc Journel¹, Lara El Khoury, Thierry Marin, Renaud Guillemin, Stéphane Carniato, Antoine Avila, Renaud Delaunay, Coryn F Hague, Marc Simon

Affiliation

¹ Laboratoire de Chimie Physique-Matière et Rayonnement, UPMC University of Paris 06, UMR 7614, F-75005 Paris, France.

PMID: 19791930
DOI: 10.1063/1.3212582

Abstract

We describe a bent-crystal spectrometer adapted to measure x-ray emission resulting from core-level excitation of gas-phase molecules in the 0.8-8 keV energy range. The spectrometer is based on the Johann principle, and uses a microfocused photon beam to provide high-resolution (resolving power of approximately 7500). A gas cell was designed to hold a high-pressure (300 mbar) sample of gas while maintaining a high vacuum (10(-9) mbar) in the chamber. The cell was designed to optimize the counting rate (2000 cts/s at the maximum of the Cl Kalpha emission line), while minimizing self-absorption. Example of the Kalpha emission lines of CH(3)Cl molecules is presented to illustrate the capabilities of this new instrument.