Beamlines | I16 - Facility and Equipment availability

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Last updated: 12 August 2011

Equipment or Component
Availability
Comments
3.3-15 keV via Si 111 (channel-cut)
Available
2.7-3.0 keV available with non-standard set-up
Normal Focus < 50 (V) x 200 (H) microns
Available
Microfocusing options by arrangement
Sample environments Available Closed-cycle cryostat (~6 - 300K with tip up)
High temp cryostat (~12 - 800K)
Gas jet cooler  Available by arrangement 100 - 350K (nitrogen cooler)
20-300K (helium cooler – not for routine use)
1.1 kV Voltage source Available  
Harmonic rejection
Available
Choice of Rh and Si coatings on main M2 mirror
Optional double-bounce Si harmonic rejection mirrors
Circular polarization via diamond phase retarder
Available
0.4 mm diamond and 0.1 mm diamond. Maximum helicity reversal frequency ~ 0.5-1 Hz
Current energy range ~3.5-10 keV (~10-70% transmission)
6-circle kappa goniometer
Available
Integral sample xy stage (+/- 2.5 mm) and z stage (+/- 13 mm) with full phi rotation
Linear polarization analyser
Available
Permanently mounted. Small set of mosaic crystals available; others may be obtained by arrangement.
High-resolution analyser
Available
As above. Si 111 (3-bounce) and Ge 111 (single-bounce) available
Point detectors remotely interchangeable and permanently mounted on analyser stage
Available
APD, Vortex SDD, scintillator, PIN diode
Small area detector
Available
Pilatus 100K detector (100K x 172 x 172 micron pixel photon counting detector) permanently on detector arm (not analyser)
Large area detector
Available by arrangement
Pilatus 2M photon counting area detector. Not mountable on detector arm.

 

Support Facilities

Fume hood
Available
Standard lab solvents; ultrasonic bath
Binocular Microscope
Available
With CCD
Mo x-ray source with Laue camera
Available by arrangement
Electronic Laue camera