A program for calculating and plotting soft-X-ray optical interaction coefficients for molecules

  • M. M. Thomas
  • , J. C. Davis
  • , C. J. Jacobsen
  • , R. C.C. Perera

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Abstract

Comprehensive tables for atomic scattering factor components f1 and f2 were compiled by Henke et al. for the extended photon region of 350-10000 eV. Accurate calculations of optical interaction coefficients for absorption, reflection and scattering by material systems (e.g. filters, multi-layers, etc.), which have widespread application, can be based simply upon the atomic scattering factors for the elements comprising the material, except near the absorption threshold energies. These calculations based upon the weighted sum of f1 and f2 for each atomic species present can be very tedious if done by hand. This led us to develop Optical Constants Grapher (OCG), a user-friendly program to perform these calculations on an IBM PC or compatible computer. By entering the chemical formula, density and thickness of up to six molecules, values of f1, f2, mass absorption, transmission efficiencies, attenuation lengths, mirror reflectivities and complex indices of refraction can be calculated and plotted as a function of energy or wavelength. This program and its user's manual are available from the authors.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)107-109
Number of pages3
JournalNuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
Volume291
Issue number1-2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 20 May 1990
Externally publishedYes

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