Nuclear Bragg diffraction of synchrotron radiation in yttrium iron garnet

Abstract
Monochromatization of synchrotron radiation down to about 108 eV at an energy of 14.4 keV has been achieved by double nuclear Bragg diffraction from yttrium57 iron garnet single-crystal films set for the electronically forbidden {200} reflection. The monochromatized γ quanta have been analyzed with respect to time delay and capabiltiy of resonance absorption. By setting of appropriate energy and time windows a pure beam of resonant γ quanta at a rate of about 1 Hz is available.