Abstract
It is shown that gas microstrip detectors developed for high-energy physics applications afford a considerable improvement of the surface sensitivity of electron-yield x-ray absorption fine-structure spectroscopy at ambient pressures. Data with excellent signal-to-noise characteristics can be collected using photon fluxes typical of bremsstrahlung x-ray sources and of synchrotron storage rings operating with reduced ("single bunch") currents. Possible applications for this detection technology are discussed. © 2000 American Institute of Physics.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 3640-3645 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Review of Scientific Instruments |
Volume | 71 |
Issue number | 10 |
Publication status | Published - Oct 2000 |