X-ray Standing Wave Studies of Minerals and Mineral Surfaces: Principles and Applications

Research Article| January 01, 2002 X-ray Standing Wave Studies of Minerals and Mineral Surfaces: Principles and Applications Michael J. Bedzyk; Michael J. Bedzyk 1Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, 60208, U.S.A.2Materials Science Division Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Likwan Cheng Likwan Cheng 3Environmental Research Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois, 60439, U.S.A. Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Reviews in Mineralogy and Geochemistry (2002) 49 (1): 221–266. https://doi.org/10.2138/gsrmg.49.1.221 Article history first online: 09 Mar 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation Michael J. Bedzyk, Likwan Cheng; X-ray Standing Wave Studies of Minerals and Mineral Surfaces: Principles and Applications. Reviews in Mineralogy and Geochemistry 2002;; 49 (1): 221–266. doi: https://doi.org/10.2138/gsrmg.49.1.221 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyReviews in Mineralogy and Geochemistry Search Advanced Search With a penetration depth ranging from microns to millimeters, Ångstrom-wavelength X-rays are an ideal probe for studying atomic-scale buried structures found in the natural environment, such as impurities in minerals and adsorbed ions at mineral-water interfaces. But this penetration depth also makes an X-ray beam inherently less useful as a spatially localized probe. Using the superposition of two coherently coupled X-ray beams, however, makes it possible to localize the X-ray intensity into interference fringes of an X-ray standing wave (XSW) field, as illustrated in Figure 11, and thereby attain a spatially localized periodic probe with a length scale... You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.