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Beamlines | B16 - Facility and Equipment Availability

Beamline specifications

Restrictions apply. Please contact beamline staff well in advance to discuss feasibility.

Operational modes

Feature	Availability	Comments
Monochromatic focused (4-20 keV)	Available
Monochromatic unfocused (4-25 keV)	Available
White beam	Available
Monochromatic, focused or unfocused (2–4 keV)	Limited availability	Very low flux as beam exits through a Be window. Contact B16 staff well in advance.
Beam size: Focused < 200 μm x 200μm Unfocused: 100mm (h) x10 mm(v) Microfocused: ~ 1.5 μm x 1.5 μm Nanofocused: ~ 500nm x 500 nm	Available	In microfocused mode, the beam size is energy / focal length dependent. Nano-focused beam available on best-effort.

Optics

Equipment	Availability	Comments
Double Crystal Monochromator Si 111 (2 – 20 keV)	Available
Toroidal mirror (1:1 focusing)	Available	Focal distance of the mirror can be adjusted to keep the beam in-focus at any position along the 12m length of the experimental hutch.
DCM bandpass: ~1.8 x10^-4	Available	Divergence limited bandpass. No collimating mirror – the DCM is the first optical element.
Double Multilayer Monochromator - for higher-order suppression and for high-flux modes	Available
Micro / Nano-focusing optics - Be compound refractive lenses - Fresnel zone plates	Available	Contact B16 staff.

Experimental Hutch

Equipment or detector	Availability	Comments
5-circle Huber Diffractometer with Chi cradle Detector mass ≤30 kg Theta (ω) : -100° to +235.5° 2Theta (δ): -10.4° to +101.9° Alpha : -33° to +33° Chi : -96.4° to +259.9° Phi : -147° to +150° Theta-analyser: 0 to ∞ (no limits), 2Theta-analyser: -157.5° to +157.5°	Available	- Angular range of some axes is restricted by mounts and beamline delivery systems. Available angular ranges are given here. -2Theta (δ) range can be changed/adjusted, if needed.
XYZ sample stage on Diffractometer X = ±25 mm Y = ±25 mm Z = ±12.5 mm Load capacity ≤20 kg	Available
Versatile Optics Table Size :2m x 1.2m Optics/sample station X = ±25 mm Y = ±25 mm Theta = ±135° Phi = ±10° Chi = ±10° Load capacity ≤5 kg Diagnostics station X = ±25 mm Y = ±25 mm Theta = ±135° Phi = ±10° X Piezo=300 mm Y Piezo=300 mm Load capacity ≤5 kg Detector station X = ±50 mm Y = ±50 mm Load capacity ≤ 20 kg Relative motions (along beam direction and transverse) possible between the three stations.	Available
Large area X-ray diffraction detector : Photonic Science X-ray Image Star 9000, 135mm dia, 3056 x 3056 pixels, 31 mm optical pixel size	Available
X-ray Eye: Photonic Science X-ray MiniFDI, 11mm dia, 1392 x 1040 pixels, 6.5μm optical pixel size	Available
VORTEX 90EX X-ray spectroscopy detector: Active area = 50mm² Energy resolution ~ 150 eV @5.9 keV	Available
High Resolution X-ray Microscope: - PCO CCD camera 4008 x 2672 pixels, 14bit dynamic range - Objectives :1.25X to 40X - Several optimized scintillators - Theoretical spatial resolution limit <0.5 μm	Available	Contact B16 staff.
Uniblitz fast shutter (6mm opening aperture, to be used with focused or slitted beams)	Limited Availability	Contact B16 staff.
APD Ultrafast X-ray detector Active Area : 10mm x 10mm Max count rate: 100 MHz	Available
Other Detectors: PIPS diodes, scintillation counter and ionization chambers	Available	Contact B16 staff.
Various general-purpose viewing cameras	Available

Support labs

Equipment	Availability	Comments
Zeiss Stereo Optical Microscope	Available
Laminar Flow table	Available
Fume cupboard, small balance (mg – g), ultrasonic bath, etc	Available
Dark room for photographic film development	Available	Contact B16 staff.

For any further information, please contact a member of the beamline staff.