High energy XRD investigations of liquids

Abstract

X-ray diffraction (XRD) experiments using high energy electromagnetic radiation (E∼ 60 - 200 keV) provide diffraction data of unprecedented quality. The absorption of electromagnetic radiation decreases above the K-edges approximately as E3. This implies, that scattering becomes the dominant process at high energies and drastically reduces correction procedures. The maximum momentum transfer attainable is principally unlimited and the real space resolution can be adapted to the physical problem. Three examples illustrate the use of this technique. © 2002 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.