Beamlines | I24 - Facility and equipment availability

End station

Equipment or Component
Availability
Comments
Energy range 7 - 20 keV
Available

With instruction from beamline staff

Energy range 20 – 25 keV
March 2010
 
5µm focal spot at sample
Partially available
6µm × 6µm with instruction from beamline staff
Flexible beam size focusing at sample

Partially available

Can expand beam to 40µm x 50µm to enable coarse diffraction scanning for sample location
Standard defining aperture array

April 2010


Multi-shape aperture library
June 2010

>50 shapes, sizes, orientations and aspect ratios

Precision XYZ stage for sample alignment
Available
Travel of stage is 2 mm in three directions
Rotation stage
Available
 
Multi-click centering
Available
 
800 µm beamstop with scintillator
Available
 
500 µm beamstop

March 2010

 
Detectors
Rayonix MX300
Available
 
Pilatus 6M
Available
 
Vortex
April 2010
Currently undergoing testing
Online Video Microscope
Available
 
Diffuser backlight
Available
 
CATS sample changer

March 2010

Currently undergoing testing

Sample environments

N2 Cryojet
Available
Tested @100K
He Sample Cooling
2010
 

Support Facilities

Fully equipped MX support laboratories
Available
 
Fridge and freezer (-20°C)
Available
 
Ultrapure water (18.2MW )
Available
 
Balances (4 d.p.)
Available
 
Binocular Microscopes
Available
 

Please always contact the beamline staff before your visit to ensure that preparations for experiments can be made in time. We are still commissioning the beamline and the equipment status is subject to change.

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