Micro-X-ray diffraction assessment of shock stage in enstatite chondrites

X-ray diffraction from shock-loaded polycrystals.

X-ray diffraction was demonstrated from shock-compressed polycrystalline metals on nanosecond time scales. Laser ablation was used to induce shock waves in polycrystalline foils of Be, 25-125 microm thick. A second laser pulse was used to generate a plasma x-ray source by irradiation of a Ti foil. The x-ray source was collimated to produce a beam of controllable diameter, which was directed at ...

Fourier analysis of X-ray micro-diffraction profiles to characterize laser shock peened metals

X-ray micro-diffraction profiles using a synchrotron light source were analyzed via Fourier transformation for single crystal Aluminum and Copper samples subjected to micro-scale laser shock peening. Specifically, the asymmetric and broadened diffraction profiles registered across the shock peen region were observed and analyzed by classic Warren and Averbach (W–A) method [Warren, B.E., Averbac...

Micro X-ray diffraction for painting and pigment analysis

Micro-X-ray diffraction (Micro-XRD) offers many opportunities for non-destructive, in situ crystalline phase composition analysis of varied artworks. This paper discusses the application of this technique to paintings. Painting surfaces and cross-sections can be examined to characterise pigments and provide additional information complementary to existing investigative analyses, which often rel...

A laboratory based system for laue micro x-ray diffraction.

A laboratory diffraction system capable of illuminating individual grains in a polycrystalline matrix is described. Using a microfocus x-ray source equipped with a tungsten anode and prefigured monocapillary optic, a micro-x-ray diffraction system with a 10 microm beam was developed. The beam profile generated by the ellipsoidal capillary was determined using the "knife edge" approach. Measurem...

Be-B IN ENSTATITE AND ORDINARY CHONDRITES: A PRELIMINARY STUDY