Magnetic form factor of nickel determined by white beam x-ray diffraction

Abstract The magnetic form factor of nickel has been measured, as a fraction of the charge form factor for {h00} and {hhh} reflections up to (10 00) and (666), by an x-ray energy dispersive white beam technique that uses elliptically polarized synchrotron radiation and single crystal samples. At low sin(θ)/λ the results are in good agreement with theory and with the values determined from neutron studies. The measurements extend beyond the current range of neutron data and indicate that significant magnetic diffraction effects are observable at sin(θ)/λ > 1.5 A −1 if photons with energies above 26 keV can be used.