Figure 14
Schematic illustrations of possible approaches to implement TXS measurements on a flat, horizontal liquid surface. (a) A vertical scattering approach based on a Bragg crystal (X) that deflects a horizontal incoming beam upward, with the Bragg angle satisfying 90°. (b) An alternative approach based on the coupling of the vertical scattering geometry to a liquid-surface diffractometer (LSD). Here, the first crystal (X1), part of the LSD, steers the beam to control the angle α to the horizontal (gravity-normal) plane; the second crystal (X2), mounted at the LSD's `sample' position, deflects the beam from X1 upward towards the liquid surface, satisfying 90°. |