Advanced X-ray polarimeter design for nuclear resonant scattering

Abstract

This work presents the improvements in the design and testing of polarimeters based on channel-cut crystals for nuclear resonant scattering experiments at the 14.4 keV resonance of 57Fe. By using four asymmetric reflections at asymmetry angles of α1 = −28°, α2 = 28°, α3 = −28° and α4 = 28°, the degree of polarization purity could be improved to 2.2 × 10−9. For users, an advanced polarimeter without beam offset is now available at beamline P01 of the storage ring PETRA III.