Beamline Phone Number:
+44 (0) 1235 778684
Principal Beamline Scientist:
Dr Gianfelice Cinque
Tel: +44 (0) 1235 778410
E-mail: [email protected]
Email: [email protected]
Tel: +44 (0)1235 56 7675
Parameter | Availability | Comment |
Spectral range | available | (1-2000 μm) 10000-5 cm-1 1.2 ev - 0.6 mev |
special beam conditions | 5 - 100 cm-1 Coherent emission | |
Beam size at sample | available | FWHM = 15 μm with 36x objective Aperture selectable at sample from 3 - 15 μm |
Beam stability at sample stage | available | <0.1 μm |
Max photon flux at beamline exit normalised to Diamond storage ring at 300 mA | available | In vacuum: 3.8.1013 ph/sec 0.1%bw @ λ=2.1 μm 3.0.1013 ph/sec 0.1%bw @ λ=10.8 μm |
Max photon flux at sample normalised to Diamond storage ring at 300 mA | available | At FTIR in vacuum: 9.2.1012 ph/sec 0.1%bw @ λ=2.1 μm 8.1.1012 ph/sec 0.1%bw @ λ=10.8 μm |
Max photon flux at sample normalised to Diamond storage ring at 300 mA | available | At microscope via 36x objective: 9.0.1011 ph/sec 0.1%bw @ λ=2.1 μm 7.5.1011 ph/sec 0.1%bw @ λ=10.8 μm |
Flux at sample | available | >7.5 x 1011 ph/sec @ 0.1%bw and λ<10 μm. |
Equipment or Component | Availability | Comments |
Bruker Vertex 80 V Fourier Transform IR Interferometer | available | Under vacuum Max resolution 0.07 cm-1 Step scan option Time resolved scan >12 µs |
Beamsplitters | available | UV, visible, near-, mid-, far-IR (5 cm-1) |
Detector | available | Internal DTGS detector for mid- and far-IR regions Broadband MCT near-mid-IR External 4.2 and 1.6 K bolometer for far-IR |
Hyperion 3000 microscope | available | Transmission/reflection IR mode Camera for visible imaging Mapping software View-through 4 blade slits, metal 4-blades transmission/reflection slits |
Objectives/Condensers | available | 4x, 8x, 20x and 40x visible objectives 15x, 20x, 36x and 74x IR objective and condensers Grazing angle 15x IR objective μATR objective in Si and Ge |
Polarisers | available | Visible and IR linear polariser / analyser |
Detectors | available | 64x64 and 40 μm pixel size Focal Plane Array for near- and mid-IR 100x100 μm2 MCT broadband detector for mid-IR (down to 500 cm-1) External 4.2 and 1.6 K bolometer for far-IR |
Sample stage | available | Micrometric high precision x-y and z remotely controlled N2 Purged box |
Equipment or Component | Availability | Comments | |
Bruker Vertex 80 V Fourier Transform IR Interferometer | available | Under vacuum Max resolution 0.07cm-1 Step scan option Time resolved scan > 12µs | |
Beamsplitters | available | UV, visible, near-, mid-, far-IR (5 cm-1) | |
Detector | available | Internal broadband MCT detector for near- and mid-IR regions External 4.2 and 1.6 K bolometer for far-IR* | |
Hyperion 3000 microscope | available | Transmission/reflection IR mode Camera for visible imaging x-y and z remote control mapping software view-through 4 blade slits, metal 4-blades transmission slits | |
Objectives/Condensers | available | 4x, 8x, 20x and 40x visible objectives 15x, 20x, 36x and 74x* IR objectives and condensers Grazing angle 15x objective* μATR objective* in Si and Ge | |
Polarisers | available | Visible and IR linear polariser/ analyser | |
Detectors | available | 64x64, 40µm pixel size Focal Plane Array for near- and mid-IR regions 50x50 μm2 high sensitivity MCT detector for mid-IR region (down to 650 cm-1) External 4.2 and 1.6 K bolometer for far-IR | |
Sample stage | available | Micrometric high precision x-y and z remotely controlled N2 Purged box |
Equipment or Component | Availability | Comments |
Compression cell | available | Suite of windows available |
Cooling/heating sample cell | available | Linkam cell: T from -196 - 600 C |
Diamond compression cell | available | Room temperature |
Liquid flow cell | available | Demountable liquid cells for 13 mm or 25 mm diameter windows. Temperature controlled demountable liquid cell for 13 mm diameter windows. Suite of spacers 6 - 950 µm |
Inverted visible microscope | available | Phase contrast Magnification from 10x - 40x |
Stereo Zoom microscope | available | Reflection and transmission 16 to 1 zoom for large objects Fiber optics illumination |
High resolution microscope | available | 4x to 50x objectives, 100x immersion objective Reflection and transmission upright microscope Bright and dark field, phase contrast, polarisers and DIC High resolution camera Dedicated mapping and analysis software |
available | Fluorescence imaging Filter set 02 (DAPI EX G 365, BS FT 395, EM LP 420) Filter set 09 (EX BP 450-490, BS FT 510, EM LP 515) Filter set 14 (EX BP 510-560, BS FT 580, EM LP 590) | |
Cryo-microtome | available | Diamond, Tungsten Carbide, glass and stainless steel blades LN2 cooled |
Pellet press | available | 10 tonnes max 13 mm and 8 mm pellet |
Chemical fume cupboard | available | For inorganic sample preparation |
BioHazard Cabinet Class II | available | For containment level 1 sample preparation |
Incubator | available | For cell culture containment level 1 and requiring CO2 Incubator with O2 available on demand |
Centrifuges | available | Temperature controlled for Falcon tubes Minispin for Eppendorf vials |
Fridge/freezer | available | Sparkfree Fridge 4 °C Freezer -25 °C |
Freezer -80 °C | available on demand | On demand available as external facility |
Drying Oven | available | To 300 °C |
Analytic and general balances | available | |
Water bath and ultrasound bath | available | |
Hot plate, stirrers | available | |
MilliQ, autoclaved water | available |
Inverted visible microscope | available | Phase contrast Magnification from 5x - 40x Live digital camera |
BioHazard Cabinet Class II | available | For containment level 2 sample preparation |
Incubator | available | For cell culture containment level 2 and requiring only CO2 |
Centrifuges | available | Temperature controlled for Falcon tubes Minispin for Eppendorf vials Cytospin for slide preparation |
Fridge/freezer | available | Sparkfree Fridge 4 °C Freezer -25 °C |
Freezer -80°C | available on demand | On demand available as external facility |
Water bath, water purifier MilliQ | available | |
Automated cell counter | available | |
Cryogenic vessels (40L and 1.5L) | available | For sample storage |
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