%0 book part
%@ 
%A Schell, N.

%D 2016
%J Encyclopedia of Nanotechnology, 2nd Edition

 
%R doi:10.1007/978-94-007-6178-0_100968-1
%T High Energy Synchrotron Radiation and Its Impact on Characterizing Nanoparticles
%U https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-6178-0_100968-1
 
%X High-energy synchrotron radiation does not have a clear and generally accepted definition. Its unique characteristic is the high penetration into material, and it depends on what is regarded as high penetration – millimeter or centimeter – and in what material, lightweight or comprising heavy atoms. For practical reasons which find their ways into special constructional solutions, one can regard the X-ray regime between 50 and 150 keV as high-energy synchrotron radiation, thus a wavelength regime 0.08–0.24 Å. A look into the literature reveals a penetration of several 100 μm up to centimeters into most materials [ 1]. Table 1 lists the penetration depths (intensity falling off to e −1) of some materials in the aforementioned energy regime.