When the dispersion angle of X-rays in a perfect crystal is large, interference fringes are observed between the beams in the Bragg-Laue mode and Bragg-Bragg-Laue mode in the emitted beams from the lateral surface. If the crystal is weakly bent, X-rays propagate along a path of hyperbolic form and are diffracted from the incident surface, which is called mirage diffraction. Under the condition, mirage interference fringes between two mirage diffraction beams are observed not only from the incident surface but also from the lateral surface. Two approaches are proposed to determine strain parameters in the bent crystal by using the mirage interference fringes from the incident surface or the lateral surface. In one approach, the third peak of the mirage interference fringes is used. In the other, the region is used where no direct beam reaches to the lateral surface. The resultant strain parameters determined by the two approaches show excellent agreement. Some characteristics and advantages of using mirage interference fringes are discussed.
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