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'''GTSAXS''', or '''Grazing-incidence Transmission Small-Angle X-ray Scattering''' is a variant of [[GISAXS]]; i.e. it is a surface-sensitive x-ray [[scattering]] technique. In GTSAXS, the x-ray beam is directed towards the ''edge'' of a sample (rather than the center). This small geometric difference allows the sub-horizon scattering (which is normally attenuated due to substrate [[absorption]]) to escape from the sample edge, and be recorded. This sub-horizon scattering is 'cleaner' than conventional GISAXS data. In particular, it suffers much less from the [[refraction]]-induced [[refraction distortion|distortion]] of [[reciprocal-space]] and the [[dynamic scattering|multiple scattering]] effects that plague conventional GISAXS.
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'''GTSAXS''', or '''Grazing-incidence Transmission Small-Angle X-ray Scattering''' is a variant of [[GISAXS]]; i.e. it is a surface-sensitive [[x-ray]] [[scattering]] technique. In GTSAXS, the x-ray beam is directed towards the ''edge'' of a sample (rather than the center). This small geometric difference allows the sub-horizon scattering (which is normally attenuated due to substrate [[absorption]]) to escape from the sample edge, and be recorded. This sub-horizon scattering is 'cleaner' than conventional GISAXS data. In particular, it suffers much less from the [[refraction]]-induced [[refraction distortion|distortion]] of [[reciprocal-space]] and the [[dynamic scattering|multiple scattering]] effects that plague conventional GISAXS.
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[[Image:Fig-TGSAXS-regimes04-simpler.png|300px|thumb|center|Geometry of a GTSAXS experiment. In the GTSAXS geometry, the x-ray beam is directed towards the edge of the substrate, so that the direct beam and nearby small-angle scattering can escape without being absorbed by the substrate.]]
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[[Image:GTSAXS example data.png|thumb|500px|center|Example of [[GISAXS]] data (left) and GTSAXS data (right) for a 'fingerprint' pattern (vertical [[block-copolymer|BCP]] lamellae). The higher incidence angle of GTSAXS moves the refraction-distortion (and the [[Yoneda]]) away from the data. The GTSAXS data is much 'cleaner', as it is not distorted and does not exhibit the 'peak splitting' that arises from multiple-scattering.]]
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==Comparison==
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GTSAXS can be thought of as a combination of a transmission-scattering ([[TSAXS]]) and grazing-incidence ([[GISAXS]]). In some sense, it combines the simple of data analysis of TSAXS with the surface-sensitive probing of GISAXS.
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[[Image:GTSAXS comparison table01.png|450px|center]]
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The main disadvantage of GTSAXS is sample preparation: the material of interest must be near the ''edge'' of the substrate. Standard film preparation methods may not yield a representative material near edges. For instance, spin-coating frequently leads to material build-up near substrate edges; this thicker region will dominate the GTSAXS signal, and not be representative of the thin-film structure in the center of the substrate. This can be easily overcome by cleaving substrates, so as to expose a representative edge for probing.
  
 
==References==
 
==References==

Revision as of 10:14, 1 December 2014

GTSAXS, or Grazing-incidence Transmission Small-Angle X-ray Scattering is a variant of GISAXS; i.e. it is a surface-sensitive x-ray scattering technique. In GTSAXS, the x-ray beam is directed towards the edge of a sample (rather than the center). This small geometric difference allows the sub-horizon scattering (which is normally attenuated due to substrate absorption) to escape from the sample edge, and be recorded. This sub-horizon scattering is 'cleaner' than conventional GISAXS data. In particular, it suffers much less from the refraction-induced distortion of reciprocal-space and the multiple scattering effects that plague conventional GISAXS.

Geometry of a GTSAXS experiment. In the GTSAXS geometry, the x-ray beam is directed towards the edge of the substrate, so that the direct beam and nearby small-angle scattering can escape without being absorbed by the substrate.
Example of GISAXS data (left) and GTSAXS data (right) for a 'fingerprint' pattern (vertical BCP lamellae). The higher incidence angle of GTSAXS moves the refraction-distortion (and the Yoneda) away from the data. The GTSAXS data is much 'cleaner', as it is not distorted and does not exhibit the 'peak splitting' that arises from multiple-scattering.

Comparison

GTSAXS can be thought of as a combination of a transmission-scattering (TSAXS) and grazing-incidence (GISAXS). In some sense, it combines the simple of data analysis of TSAXS with the surface-sensitive probing of GISAXS.

GTSAXS comparison table01.png

The main disadvantage of GTSAXS is sample preparation: the material of interest must be near the edge of the substrate. Standard film preparation methods may not yield a representative material near edges. For instance, spin-coating frequently leads to material build-up near substrate edges; this thicker region will dominate the GTSAXS signal, and not be representative of the thin-film structure in the center of the substrate. This can be easily overcome by cleaving substrates, so as to expose a representative edge for probing.

References

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