Discovery of a Planar Waveguide for an X-Ray Radiation

Abstract

A simple model of X-Ray standing waves (XSW) formation in the slit of a planar waveguide of X-Ray radiation beam for the angle area restricted by the critical total reflection angle is developed. It is shown that the model is true for a case of the Bragg reflection. The conditions required for XSW to appear in the space between two polished parallel plane plates are formulated and a slit size interval conforming to these conditions is evaluated. A mechanism of a XSW intensity decrease in a planar waveguide is proposed. This mechanism explains a high efficiency of slitless collimator application for the transportation of narrow X-Ray beams. Some recommendations on the application of the planar X-Ray waveguide in X-Ray structural and spectral studies of surface are presented.

15 pages, 2 figures, 1 table