The two sketched fundamental mechanisms of the interaction of x-rays with matter can be clearly distinguished via the new method (IMAGE)

Forschungsverbund Berlin

The two sketched fundamental mechanisms of the interaction of x-rays with matter can be clearly distinguished via the new method

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Those atoms, which have undergone interaction with two photons simultaneously hit the detector in a line (horizontal, green). In contrast, atoms, which have absorbed one photon and subsequently emitted another photon, are scattered over a larger area.

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Stefan Eisebitt/Max Born Institute

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