X-Raysources
X-RayandSynchrotronRadiation
X-Ray
WaveParticleCharacter
AbriefhistoryofX-rays
?In1895,G.C.R?ntgendiscoveredmysterious
rayscapableofpassingthroughthehumanbody.
Becauseoftheirunknownnature,hecalledthem
X-rays.X-raysareactuallyelectromagnetic
wavessituatedbetweenultravioletlightand
gammaraysonthewavelengthscale.Their
wavelengthiscomparabletointeratomic
distances.
?In1912M.vonLaueandP.Knippingobtained
thefirstdiffractionpatternofacrystalusingX-
rays.
R?ntgen
?In1953,thestructureofDNAwassolvedbyJ.
Watson,abiologist,andF.Crick,aphysicist,
thankstotheuseofX-rays.
X-RaySpectrum
PropertiesofCharacteristicSpectrum
ThespectrumfromanX-raytubewitha
copperanode
X-RayFilter
X-raytube
FilamentX-RayTube
RotatedanodeX-RayGenerator
HomeX-RaySource
AreaDetector
RU-H3R
X-
HomeX-RaySource
Detector
Goniometer
CrystalCryostreamBeamStop
Thedetectorscreen
MajorSynchrotronResearchFacilities
ESRF,FranceAPS,USASpring-8,Japan
MajorSynchrotronResearchFacilities
NamesofResearchInstituteESRFAPSSpring-8
Sponsoredby12EuropeanUSJAERIRIKEN
countriesDept.ofEnergy
LocationGrenoble,FranceArgonne,US
ScienceGardenCity
Energylevels6.0GeV7.0GeV8.0G