Last updated: 2 November 2011
The energy of the beamline is normally set at 15 keV (lam ~ 0.826 Ang) for all experiments.
With the standard beamstop in position the lowest accessible 2 theta angle is ~ 3 degrees (d ~ 15 Ang at 15 keV).
If users would like to operate at different energies, or require access to lower 2 theta angles, please inform your local contact(s) well in advance of the beamtime.
Endstation
| Equipment or component | Availability | Comments | |
| Diffractometer (3 circles) | Available | | |
| High resolution mode: Multi-analysing crystals (MAC): x5 MAC-arms with 45 MAC channels. Typical collection time per powder pattern: 30 - 60 minutes. | MAC1 | Available | Designed 2Θ coverage: 0 - 30° |
| MAC2 | Available | Designed 2Θ coverage: 30 - 60° | |
| MAC3 | Available | Designed 2Θ coverage: 60 - 90° | |
| MAC4 | Available | Designed 2Θ coverage: 90 - 120° | |
| MAC5 | Available | Designed 2Θ coverage: 120 - 150° | |
| Large sample table (max. load: 500 kg) | Available | | |
| Small sample table (max load: 5 kg) | Available | | |
| Capillary spinner | Available | | |
| Flat-plate spinner | Available | | |
| Time-resolved mode: PSD (Mythen2) Typical collection time per powder pattern: ms - minutes. | Available | Angular coverage: 2Θ=90° | |
Sample environments and stages
| Robotic arm & carousel (max. 200 capillary samples) | Available | |
| Cryostream Plus (80 – 500 K) | Available | |
| Hotair blower (RT – 1000 °C) | Available | |
| Capillary furnace (RT-1500 °C) | Available | |
| PheniX cryostat (11 – 295 K)* | Available | |
| Flat-plate furnace, MRI (295 -1700 °C) | Available | |
| DSC (Linkam) | Available | |
| 5K Cryostat (5 – 295 K)** | Available | |
| Humidity chamber | Available | |
| Low Pressure Capillary Gas Cell (mbar – 1.5 bar) | Available | |
| High Pressure Capillary Gas Cell (mbar – 100bar) | Available | |
* Please allow at least three hours to change samples.
**Allow one shift of beamtime to allow for set-up and cool-down. Maximum sample turnover one per day.
Support Lab
| Basic chemistry lab. | Available | With basic equipment and common solvents | |
| Kit for loading capillary and flat-plate samples | Available | Pestle, mortar, tweezers, spatulas, etc. | |
| Fume cupboard | Available | | |
| De-ionised water | Available | | |
| Ultra-sonic baths | Available | | |
| Small balances (mg – g) | Available | | |
| Fridge & Freezer | Available | | |
| Glove Box | Available by prior arrangement | If the use of a glove box is required please contact beamline staff in advance of your experiment with further details so that this may be arranged. | |
Silicon pattern (SRM 640c): collection time = 30 mins, λ=0.826982 Å