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Dynamical x-ray diffraction from an icosahedral quasicrystal
Physical Review B
  • S. W. Kycia, Iowa State University
  • Alan I. Goldman, Iowa State University
  • Thomas A. Lograsso, Iowa State University
  • Dwight W. Delaney, Iowa State University
  • D. Black, National Institute of Standards and Technology
  • M. Sutton, McGill University
  • E. Dufresne, McGill University
  • R. Brüning, McGill University
  • B. Rodricks, Argonne National Laboratory
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
8-1-1993
DOI
10.1103/PhysRevB.48.3544
Abstract

We present direct evidence of dynamical diffraction of x rays from a quasicrystal. High-resolution x-ray-diffraction measurements of the Al-Pd-Mn face-centered icosahedral quasicrystal were performed, revealing a mosaic full width at half maximum of less than 0.001°. In a second experiment, the anomalous transmission of x rays (the Borrmann effect) was observed. These measurements show that nearly perfect quasicrystals may be grown to centimeter-size dimensions allowing x-ray techniques based upon dynamical diffraction to be brought to bear on the analysis of icosahedral structures.

Comments

This article is from Physical Review B 48 (1993): 3544–3547, doi:10.1103/PhysRevB.48.3544.

Copyright Owner
American Physical Society
Language
en
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application/pdf
Citation Information
S. W. Kycia, Alan I. Goldman, Thomas A. Lograsso, Dwight W. Delaney, et al.. "Dynamical x-ray diffraction from an icosahedral quasicrystal" Physical Review B Vol. 48 Iss. 5 (1993) p. 3544 - 3547
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/thomas_lograsso/120/