Homodyne and heterodyne X-ray photon correlation spectroscopy: latex particles and elastomers

In a coherent X‐ray small‐angle experiment, heterodyning between the scattering amplitudes of two samples is obtained by stacking a static reference and a fluctuating sample. Results of homodyne and heterodyne measurements are compared in the case of 98 nm diameter latex particles in glycerol. The m...

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Published in:Journal of applied crystallography 2007-04, Vol.40 (s1), p.s38-s42
Main Authors: Bley, F., Livet, F., Morfin, I., Sutton, M., Geissler, E., Ehrburger-Dolle, F.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Chemical and Process Engineering
Chemical Sciences
coherent X-ray beams
Comparative analysis
dynamics of rubbers
Engineering Sciences
heterodyning
latex
Material chemistry
Particle physics
Rubber
Scattering
small-angle X-ray scattering
Spectrum analysis
X-rays
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Summary:In a coherent X‐ray small‐angle experiment, heterodyning between the scattering amplitudes of two samples is obtained by stacking a static reference and a fluctuating sample. Results of homodyne and heterodyne measurements are compared in the case of 98 nm diameter latex particles in glycerol. The method is also used for the study of the slow relaxation process of carbon‐black‐filled ethylene–propylene elastomers corresponding to the relaxation of the carbon black skeleton after a 100% elongation. On the scale of the 10 µm coherent beam, heterodyning is used to separate fluctuations from long‐term flowing of the sample. We show that this flow can be observed for about 10 h, with velocities of the order of nanometres per second. Random fluctuations are dominant in the speckle changes only for large values (q > 2 × 10−2 Å−1) and after a long relaxation time.
ISSN:1600-5767
0021-8898
1600-5767
DOI:10.1107/S0021889807003561