A novel soft X-ray diffractometer at Diamond Light Source

Soft X-ray resonant diffraction and reflectivity have become one of the most promising tools with which to study magnetic materials. At Diamond Light Source, Oxfordshire, UK, a novel instrument for single crystal diffraction and thin film reflectivity experiments in the soft X-ray regime has been designed and constructed. It is basically a limited three circle (q, 2q, and c) diffractometer with an additional removable rotation (f), and is equipped with a liquid helium cryostat, and post-scatter polarization analysis. For more information, see the paper, "RASOR: An advanced instrument for soft x-ray reflectivity and diffraction", T. A. W. Beale et al., Rev. Sci. Instrum. 81, 073904 (2010).