30.4 nm波长SiC/Mg多层膜反射镜

波长30.4 nm的He-II谱线是极紫外天文观测中最重要的谱线之一,空间极紫外太阳观测光学系统需要采用多层膜作为反射元件。为此研究了SiC/Mg、B4C/Mg、C/Mg、C/Al、Mo/Si、B4C/Si、SiC/Si、C/Si、Sc/Si等材料组合的多层膜在该波长处的反射性能。基于反射率最大与多层膜带宽最小的设计优化原则,选取了SiC/Mg作为膜系材料。采用直流磁控溅射技术制备了SiC/Mg多层膜,用X射线衍射仪测量了多层膜的周期厚度,用国家同步辐射计量站的反射率计测量了多层膜的反射率,在入射角12°时,实测30.4 nm处的反射率为38.0%。     

B4C/Mo/Si high reflectivity multilayer mirror at 30.4 nm

The B4C/Mo/Si high reflectivity multilayer mirror was designed for He-Ⅱ radiation (30.4 nm) using the layer-by-layer method. The theoretical peak reflectivity was up to 38.2% at the incident angle of 5°. The B4C/Mo/Si multilayer was fabricated by direct current magnetron sputtering and measured at the National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory (NSRL) of China. The experimental reflectivity of the B4C/Mo/Si multilayer at 30.4 nm was about 32.5%. The promising performances of the B4C/Mo/Si multilayer mirror could be used for the construction of solar physics instrumentation.     

Effect of B4C diffusion barriers on the thermal stability of Sc/Si periodic multilayers

The optical properties of Sc/Si periodic multilayers are analyzed at three wavelengths in the X-ray range: 0.154, 0.712 and 12.7 nm. Fitting the reflectivity curves obtained at these three wavelengths enable us to constrain the parameters, thickness, density and roughness of the various layers, of the studied multilayers. Scattering curves were also measured at 12.7 nm on some samples to obtain an estimate of the correlation length of the roughness. Two sets of multilayers are used, with and without B₄C diffusion barrier at the interfaces. To see the efficiency of the B₄C layers the measures are performed after annealing up to 400 °C. A dramatic change of the structure of the Sc/Si multilayer is observed between 100 and 200 °C leading to a strong loss of reflectivity. For the Sc/B₄C/Si/B₄C multilayer the structure is stable up to 200 °C after which a progressive evolution of the stack occurs.     

Mo/Si多层膜表面保护层设计

为提高Mo/Si多层膜的稳定性与使用寿命,通过分析多层膜驻波电场的分布,对表面保护层及多层膜最上层材料的厚度进行优化设计,使优化后的反射率最高.计算表明,一定厚度的表面保护层总对应一个最优的最上层材料厚度.在13.36 nm波长,膜对数为50的Mo/Si多层膜10度入射的理论反射率为74.47%;当添加厚度为2.3 nm的Ru作为表面保护层,对应多层膜最上层Si的优化厚度为3.93 nm,其理论反射率为75.20％.设计结果表明,通过优化设计表面保护层,可以提高多层膜稳定性,改善多层膜性能.     

低温退火的X射线W/Si多层膜应力和结构性能

W/Si多层膜反射镜在硬X射线天文望远镜中有重要应用. 为减小其应力对反射镜面形和望远镜分辨率的影响, 同时保证较高的反射率, 采用150, 175和200 ℃ 的低温退火工艺对采用磁控溅射镀制的W/Si周期多层膜进行后处理. 利用掠入射X射线反射测试和样品表面面形测试对退火前后W/Si多层膜的应力和结构进行表征. 结果表明, 在150 ℃ 退火3 h 后, 多层膜1级峰反射率和膜层结构几乎没有发生变化, 应力减少约27%; 在175 ℃ 退火3 h后, 多层膜膜层结构开始发生变化, 应力减少约50%; 在200 ℃退火3 h 后, 多层膜应力减小超过60%, 但1级布拉格峰反射率相对下降17%, 且膜层结构发生了较大变化. W, Si界面层的增大和相互扩散加剧是应力和反射率下降的主要原因.     

高反射率Mo/B4C多层膜设计及制备

 运用遗传算法优化设计了Mo/B₄C多层膜结构。入射光入射角度取10°时,设计的理想多层膜膜对数为150,周期为3.59 nm,Gamma值（Mo膜厚与周期的比值）为0.41,峰值反射率为33.29%。采用恒功率模式直流磁控溅射方法制作Mo/B₄C多层膜。通过在Mo/B4C多层膜与基底之间增加15 nm厚的Cr粘附层,提高多层膜与基底的粘附力。另外,还采用调整多层膜Gamma值的方法减小其内应力,调整后多层膜结构周期为3.59 nm, Mo膜厚1.97 nm, B4C膜厚1.62 nm,峰值反射率26.34％。制备了膜对数为150的Mo/B₄C膜并测量了其反射率,在波长7.03 nm处,Mo/B₄C多层膜的近正入射反射率为21.0％。最后对测量结果进行了拟合,拟合得到Mo/B₄C多层膜的周期为3.60 nm,Gamma值0.60,界面粗糙度为0.30 nm。     

14.5% near-normal incidence reflectance of Cr/Sc x-ray multilayer mirrors for the water window

Cr/Sc multilayer mirrors, synthesized by ion-assisted magnetron sputter deposition, are proved to have a high near-normal reflectivity of R = 14.5% at a grazing angle of 87.5 degrees measured at the wavelength lambda = 3.11 nm, which is an improvement of more than 31% compared with previously published results. Elastic recoil detection analyses show that the mirrors contained as much as 15 at. % of N and traces of C and O. Soft x-ray reflectivity simulations reveal interface widths of sigma = 0.34 nm and an exceptionally small layer thickness drift of approximately 1.6 x 10(-5) nm/multilayer period throughout the stack. Simulations show that a reflectivity of R = 25.6% is attainable if impurities and layer thickness drift can be eliminated. The abrupt interfaces are achieved with ion assistance with a low ion energy of 24 eV and high ion-to-metal flux ratios of 7.1 and 23.1 during Cr and Sc sputter deposition, respectively. In addition, a near-normal incidence reflectivity of 5.5% for the C VI emission line (lambda = 3.374 nm) from a laser plasma source was verified.     

低原子序数材料窄带多层膜的研制

为研制极紫外波段窄带多层膜反射镜,采用低原子序数材料组合设计了30.4 nm波长处Mg/SiC,Si/SiC,Si/B4C和Si/C多层膜反射镜,并与极紫外波段传统的Mo/Si多层膜反射镜进行对比。采用直流磁控溅射技术制备了这些多层膜,在国家同步辐射实验室辐射与计量光束线完成了多层膜反射率测量,测量结果表明:Mg/SiC多层膜的带宽最小,为1.44 nm,且反射率最高,为44%;而Mo/Si多层膜的反射率仅为24%,带宽为3.11 nm。实验结果证明了采用低原子序数材料组成的多层膜的带宽要比常规多层膜窄,该方法可以应用于极紫外波段高分辨研究。     

Mo/Si aperiodic multilayer broadband reflective mirror for 12.5-28.5-nm wavelength range

Aperiodic molybdenum/silicon (Mo/Si) multilayer designed as a broadband reflective mirror with mean reflectivity of 10% over a wide wavelength range of 12.5-28.5 nm at incidence angle of 5° is developed using a numerical optimized method. The multilayer is prepared using direct current magnetron sputtering technology. The reflectivity is measured using synchrotron radiation. The measured mean reflectivity is 7.0% in the design wavelength range of 12.5-28.5 nm. This multilayer broadband reflective mirror can be used in extreme ultraviolet measurements and will greatly simplify the experimental arrangements.     

Reactive diffusion in Sc/Si multilayer X-ray mirrors with CrB2 barrier layers

Processes undergoing in Sc/Si multilayer X-ray mirrors (MXMs) with periods of ∼27 nm and barrier layers of CrB₂0.3- and 0.7-nm thick within the temperature range of 420–780 K were studied by methods of small-angle X-ray reflectivity (λ=0.154 nm) and cross-sectional transmission electron microscopy. All layers with the exception of Sc ones are amorphous. Barrier layers are stable at least up to a temperature of 625 K and double the activation energy of diffusional intermixing at moderate temperatures. Introduction of barriers improves the thermal stability of Sc/Si MXMs at least by 80 degrees. Diffusion of Si atoms through barrier layers into Sc layers with formation of silicides was shown to be the main degradation mechanism of MXMs. A comparison of the stability for Sc/Si MXMs with different barriers published in the literature is conducted. The ways of further improvement of barrier properties are discussed.     

Co/C and W/Si multilayers deposited by ion-beam sputtering for the soft X-ray range

We deposited Co/C multilayer mirrors for a wavelength of 4.77 nm and W/Si multilayer mirrors for a wavelength of 1.77 nm by use of ion-beam sputtering. The small-angle diffraction spectrum was used to analyze the structure of the multilayers. With a combination of the experimental diffraction spectra and Apeles’ theory for calculation of the interfacial roughnesses of the multilayers, the interfacial roughnesses of Co/C and W/Si are 0.80 nm and 0.60 nm, respectively, which are lower than that of the substrate. The reflectivity of the Co/C multilayer is measured to be about 20% and that of the W/Si multilayer about 1% at the grazing incidence angle of about 12°. Received: 30 May 2000 / Accepted: 1 August 2000 / Published online: 11 February 2002     

13.9 nm马赫贞德干涉仪用软X射线分束镜研究

 介绍了13.9 nm马赫贞德干涉仪用软X射线分束镜的设计、制备与性能检测。基于分束镜反射率和透过率乘积最大的评价标准，设计了13.9 nm软X射线激光干涉实验用多层膜分束镜。采用磁控溅射方法在有效面积为10 mm×10 mm、厚度为100 nm的Si3N4基底上镀制了Mo/Si多层膜，制成了多层膜分束镜。利用X射线掠入射衍射的方法测量了Mo/Si多层膜的周期。用扩束He-Ne激光束进行的投影成像方法定性分析了分束镜的面形精度，利用光学轮廓仪完成了分束镜面形精确测量。利用北京同步辐射装置测量了分束镜反射率和透射率，在13.9 nm处，分束镜反射率和透过率乘积达4%。使用多层膜分束镜构建了软X射线马赫贞德干涉仪，并应用于13.9 nm软X射线激光干涉实验中，获得了清晰的含有C8H8等离子体电子密度信息的动态干涉条纹。     

23.4nm软X射线多层膜反射镜研制

为了满足类氖-锗X射线激光研究的需要,设计制备了23.4 nm软X射线多层膜反射镜.依据多层膜选材原则并考虑材料的物理化学特性选择新的材料Ti与Si组成材料对.设计优化材料多层膜的周期厚度(d),材料比例(Γ),周期数(N),计算出Ti/Si反射率曲线.通过实验优化各种镀膜工艺参数,制备出了23.4 nm的Ti/Si多...     

月基极紫外相机多层膜反射镜

月基极紫外相机用于月球表面对地球等离子体层辐射出的30.4 nm谱线进行成像观测,多层膜反射镜是月基极紫外相机的重要光学元件。根据月基极紫外相机技术参数,选择了B₄C/Mg,B₄C/Mg₂Si,B₄C/Al,B₄C/Si,Mo/Si等材料,对其周期厚度、材料比例、周期数等参数进行优化。计算了以上材料组合在30.4 nm的反射率曲线。考虑到月球环境的特殊性和材料的物理化学性质,从中选择出Mo/Si和B₄C/Si两种组合,利用磁控溅射进行镀制。Mo/Si和B₄C/Si多层膜在30.4 nm反射率分别达到15.3%和22.8%。     

13 nm窄带Si/Mo/C多层膜反射镜

基于多层膜准单色覆盖50~1500 eV能谱的多能点发射光谱测量系统可获得聚龙一号装置Z-pinch等离子体X射线源的能谱结构和总能量等信息。考虑装置的条件,在13 nm处的多层膜需要工作在掠入射角60。常规的Mo/Si多层膜尽管反射率最高,但其带宽较大,不能满足多层膜准单色的要求。因此提出将Mo和C共同作为多层膜的吸收层材料与Si组成Si/Mo/C多层膜,可使反射率降低较小而带宽明显减小。采用磁控溅射方法制备了Si/Mo/C多层膜,其掠入射X射线反射测量表面多层膜的结构清晰完整,同步辐射工作条件下反射率测量,得到Si/Mo/C多层膜在13 nm处和掠入射角60时的反射率为56.5%,带宽为0.49 nm（3.7 eV）。     

4.48 nm正入射软X射线激光用Cr/C多层膜高反射镜的研制

针对4.48nm类镍钽软X射线激光及其应用实验,设计制备了工作于这一波长的近正入射多层膜高反射镜。选择Cr/C为制备4.48nm高反射多层膜的材料对,通过优化设计,确定了多层膜的周期、周期数以及两种材料的厚度比。模拟了多层膜非理想界面对高反射多层膜性能的影响。采用直流磁控溅射方法在超光滑硅基片上实现了200周期Cr/C多层膜高反射镜的制备。利用X射线衍射仪测量了多层膜结构,在德国BessyⅡ同步辐射上测量了在工作波长处多层膜反射率,测量的峰值反射率达7.5%。对衍射仪测量的掠入射反射曲线和同步辐射测量的反射率曲线分别进行拟合,得到的粗糙度和厚度比的结果相近。测试结果表明,所制备的Cr/C多层膜样品结构良好,在指定工作波长处有较高的反射峰,达到了设计要求。     

中心波长为13．9nm的正入射Mo／Si多层膜

用由铜靶激光等离子体光源等组成的反射率计对自行设计的周期厚度为7.14nm的120层Mo/Si多层膜进行极紫外(EUV)波段反射率测量。由于多层膜层数增加所引起的吸收、膜层界面之间的扩散以及镀膜过程中的膜厚控制误差或表面被氧化(污染)等原因,正入射Mo/Si多层膜在13.9nm处的反射率低于理论计算值73.2%,最后用原子力显微镜(AFM)测量其表面粗糙度为σ=0.401nm。     

Design and performance of two-channel EUV multilayer mirrors with enhanced spectral selectivity

In this paper, we present a study on two-channel multilayer mirrors which can operate at two wavelengths in Extreme Ultraviolet (EUV) spectral range. We propose a new method to design two-channel EUV multilayer mirrors with enhanced spectral selectivity. The mirror structure is a stack of two periodic multilayers separated by a buffer layer. We have defined the main parameters which allow adjustment of the distance between different order Bragg’s peak and of wavelength positions of reflectivity minima. Two mirrors have been designed and deposited for solar EUV telescope applications by using this method. The first mirror reflects Fe IX–X line (17.1 nm) and Fe XVI (33.5 nm) lines with attenuation of the He II line (30.4 nm). The second mirror reflects Fe IX–X and He II lines with attenuation of Fe XV (28.4 nm) and Fe XVI lines. Measurements with synchrotron radiation source confirm that, in both cases, for these mirrors, we are able to adjust reflectivity maxima (Bragg peak position) and minima. Such multilayers offer new possibilities for compact design of multi-wavelength EUV telescopes and/or for high spectral selectivity.     

Mo/Si多层膜小角X射线衍射结构表征

为了实现对Mo/Si多层膜的结构表征,测量了多层膜样品的小角X射线衍射谱。介绍了小角X射线衍射谱的分析方法,包括Bragg峰值拟合法,傅里叶变换法,反射谱拟合法。Bragg峰值拟合法和反射谱拟合法得到多层膜的周期厚度为7.09nm,两种模型的反射谱拟合法得到界面的粗糙度(扩散长度)为0.40～0.41nm(Si在Mo上),0.52～0.70nm(Mo在Si上),前者要比后者小,这与透射电镜法(TEM)得到的结果0.40nm(Si在Mo上),0.6～0.65nm(Mo在Si上)是一致的。通过基于扩散模型的反射谱拟合法得到的折射率剖面也与由高倍率透射电镜(HRTEM)积分得到的灰度值剖面在趋势上是一致的。通过X射线衍射谱和TEM图像对Mo/Si多层膜进行综合表征,得到了多层膜的精细结构信息,这对多层膜制备工艺的优化具有十分重要的意义。     

入射光单色性与界面粗糙度对多层膜反射性能的不同影响

多层膜界面粗糙度、入射光单色性对软X射线多层膜实际反射率均有影响。利用数学卷积积分,理论上推导出一个在入射光不同单色性下精确计算多层膜反射率的公式。利用给出的理论计算公式,简要分析了入射光不同单色性、不同界面粗糙度对Mo/Si多层膜反射率的影响。理论分析发现这两种因素对Mo/Si多层膜反射率影响完全不同:入射光低的单色性不但极大降低Mo/Si多层膜峰值反射率,而且使反射曲线的半峰全宽增加;而界面粗糙度是降低Mo/Si多层膜反射曲线上各点对应值,基本不改变Mo/Si反射曲线的半峰全宽,不改变反射曲线的形状。说明这两个因素在软X射线的长波段对多层膜反射性能的影响不同。