Automated Sample Tracking and Mapping for High-Throughput Synchrotron Experiments at Diamond

The aim of this project is to develop a suite of software tools enabling greater automation and improving user friendliness of the high-throughput X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS) and X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy (XAS) endstation at the VerSoX B07-B beamline.  This endstation is designed to cater to a range of experiments and sample types, from single samples which require complex preparation procedures, to arrays of multiple (~20) samples which require rapid screening-type measurements.

The key objectives for the project are to develop the following:

• A sample tracking and identification system via image recognition for moving sample holders around the endstation
• Automated software tools for sample alignment, 2D mapping, and angle-resolved synchrotron radiation-based measurements.