General calculation of the polarization factor for multiple coherent scattering of unpolarized and plane-polarized X-rays
Abstract
The polarization factor for coherent scattering from a crystalline or non-crystalline sample can be calculated easily for any number of pre- and post-sample scatterers of any orientation. No complicated visualization is necessary. Either an analytical or a numerical method can be used. Simple repeated matrix multiplication is used to determine the polarization factor. The technique is illustrated for a Bonse-Hart instrument having 13 scattering processes.