Pyroelectric crystal-based X-ray diffractometer

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Fernandes, Louis Edward
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Physics.
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David G. Cory.
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Abstract
We investigate the use of an Amptek Cool-X X-ray Generator for an instructional tool in the physics of x-rays, as well as a source for x-rays for crystal diffraction experiments. The x-ray source is a solid-state two-phase air-cooled source with a time-varying photon output. Two detectors are used in this experiment, the first being an Amptek X-123 Spectrometer and the second a combination scintillator/Polaroid film setup. We collimate the x-ray beam and determine that the system, although low flux and low resolution, will function as a quick and easy tool for the investigation of x-ray physics.
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Thesis (S.B.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Physics, 2007.
 
Includes bibliographical references (p. 49-50).
 
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2007
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http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/40901
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Physics
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Physics.
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