Performance of phase plates on the XMaS beamline at the ESRF.
Two phase plates, a 0.78 mm-thick natural diamond and a 0.3 mm-thick synthetic diamond, were used to convert linearly polarized X-rays into a circularly polarized beam, to cover an energy range of 3-9 keV. The performance of these plates followed theoretical predictions as indicated by polarization analyses and X-ray magnetic circular dichroism measurements. The use of the device is illustrated by resonant magnetic reflectivity measurements on UAs/Co multilayers.
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Department of Physics, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, UK. boucheno@esrf.fr
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