High Precision X-Ray Measurements

• Main Author: Scordo, Alessandro (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2019
• Subjects: Compton camera; and detectors; X-ray detectors; coherent imaging; X-ray and ?-ray spectrometers; magnetic multilayers; X-ray diffraction; X-ray spectroscopy; XAS; scintillation detector; X-ray absorption; XRF; HAPG; soft X-rays; gratings; von Hamos; radiation detectors; amylin; synchrotron radiation; high energy resolution fluorescence detection; optical materials; HOPG; molybdenum; Pyrolytic Graphite; mosaic spread; mirrors; quantum foundations; strong interaction; Mössbauer spectroscopy; multidisciplinarity; Compton scattering; Pauli exclusion principle; free electron lasers; X- and ?-ray instruments; silicon photomultiplier; kaonic atoms; standing waves; X- and ?-ray sources; graphite crystals; mosaicity; X-ray source facilities; rocking curve; optical instruments and equipment; photodetectors; TM oxides; X-ray reflectivity; beamlines; X-ray; XAFS; solid-state detectors; underground experiment; material investigation; material science; thin films; X-ray Raman; medical applications; THz radiation; X-ray absorption spectroscopy; positron emission tomography
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Since their discovery in 1895, the detection of X-rays has had a strong impact on and various applications in several fields of science and human life. Impressive efforts have been made to develop new types of detectors and new techniques, aiming to obtain higher precision both in terms of energy an...