Polarization Phenomena in X-Ray Scattering

Abstract
Rotation of the plane of polarization of a linearly polarized x-ray beam by simple transmission through a (110) silicon crystal has been observed. Both the amount of rotation and the amount of absorption of x rays depend on the orientation of the crystal in the incident beam. Contemporary scattering-theory calculations are used to explain this effect, including the x-ray analog to optical birefringence, for a suitable crystal sample.

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