J. Alsnielsen et al., MULTIPLE STATION BEAMLINE AT AN UNDULATOR X-RAY SOURCE, Nuclear instruments & methods in physics research. Section B, Beam interactions with materials and atoms, 94(3), 1994, pp. 306-318
The undulator X-ray source is an ideal source for many applications: t
he beam is brilliant, highly collimated in all directions, quasi-monoc
hromatic, pulsed and linearly polarized. Such a precious source can fe
ed several independently operated instruments by utilizing a downstrea
m series of X-ray transparent monochromator crystals. Diamond in parti
cular is an attractive monochromator as it is rather X-ray transparent
and can be fabricated to a high degree of crystal perfection. Moreove
r, it has a very high heat conductivity and a rather small thermal exp
ansion so the beam X-ray heat load problem is easily overcome. We desc
ribe a possible setup with three successive monochromators. Wk present
data and analysis for focusing the beam in both the horizontal and ve
rtical direction and discuss the focusing properties in both the Laue
and Bragg geometry.