Precision of curved crystal spectrometers I. Large angle laser interferometer

doi:10.1016/0029-554X(78)90667-5

Nuclear Instruments and Methods

Volume 154, Issue 1, 1 August 1978, Pages 95-104

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Abstract

A laser interferometer for large range (±20°) angular measurements to be used with the crystal spectrometer of the University of Fribourg has been developed from an industrial linear measurement system. The precision varies between 3 and 22 marcsec over the angular range. This corresponds to relative precisions of 0.29 to 0.83 ppm. Construction, operation and theory are presented.

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^☆: Work supported in part by the Swiss National Science Foundation.

^∗: Present address: National Bureau of Standards, Washington, D.C. 20234, U.S.A.

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Precision of curved crystal spectrometers I. Large angle laser interferometer☆

Abstract

Nucl. Instr. and Meth.

Hewlett-Packard Journ.

Hewlett-Packard Journ.

Système de mesure à Laser 5526A

J. Opt. Soc. Am.

Appl. Opt.

Rev. Sci. Instr.

Rev. Sci. Instr.

Conf. Nucl. Struct. with neutrons Budapest