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I16 Contact

Beamline Phone Number:
+44 (0) 1235 778711

Principal Beamline Scientist:
Alessandro Bombardi
Tel: +44 (0) 1235 778087
E-mail: alessandro.bombardi@diamond.ac.uk

Science Group Leader

Sarnjeet Dhesi

Email: sarnjeet.dhesi@diamond.ac.uk
Tel: +44 (0) 1235 778056

I16 Beamline Manual

I16 Materials and Magnetism

Status: Operational

Energy: 2.7 - 15 keV

Imaging Spectroscopy X-ray Diffraction WAXS: Wide Angle X-ray Scattering X-ray Single Crystal Diffraction High Pressure Scattering Bragg CDI CDI: Coherent Diffraction Imaging Ptychography GIWAXS: Grazing Incidence WAXS SXRD: Surface X-ray Diffraction Spectroscopy XMLD: X-Ray Magnetic Linear Dichroism XMCD: X-ray Magnetic Circular Dichroism XRR: X-ray Reflectivity REXS: Resonant Elastic X-ray Scattering

I16 - Optical Distances

Layout Optical Elements

Table of optical distances for each beamline component

Location	Component	Description	Environment	Elements in beam	Distance to Sample	Distance to Mono	Distance to source
Ring	Source	U27 undulator	vacuum	None	50 m	25 m	0 m
Optics Hutch	S1	White beam slits	vacuum	None	26.4 m	2.8 m	22.2 m
	D1	Diagnostics	vacuum	None or various foils	26.8 m	1.8 m	23.2 m
	Bragg	Channel cut Si111 monochromator	vacuum	2 * Si reflection	24.5 m	0 m	25 m
	S2	slits	vacuum	None	23.3 m	1.7 m	26.7 m
	D3	Diagnostics	vacuum	None or various foils	22.9 m	2.1 m	27.1 m
	Phase plates	Double crystal phase retarder	vacuum	2 * Diamond of various widths	22 m	3 m	28 m
	m1	vertically focussing cylindrical mirror	vacuum	Rh coated Si mirror	20.5 m	4.5 m	29.5 m
	m2	Horizontally focussing bending mirror	vacuum	Striped Rh or Si mirror	19 m	6.3 m	31.3 m
	S3	slits	vacuum	None	17.3 m	7.7 m	32.7 m
	D4	Diagnostics	vacuum	None or various foils	17 m	8 m	33 m
Experiment Hutch	S4	slits	vacuum	None	4.37 m	21 m	46 m
	D5	Diagnostics	vacuum	None or various foils	3.77 m	21.2 m	46.2 m
	Be window	Be window	vacuum / He	Be window (100 um)	3.32 m	22.7 m	46.7 m
	Ic1	Ion chamber	He (1000 mbar)	None	2.94 m	22 m	47 m
	atten	Foil inserter	He (1000 mbar)	various foils to achieve desired transmission	2.6 m	22.4 m	47.4 m
	m3,m4	harmonic rejection mirrors (minimirrors)	He (1000 mbar)	Flat Si mirrros	1.75 m	23.25 m	48.25 m
	Qbpm	Polarimeter	He (1000 mbar)	Kapton foil	1.20 m	23.8 m	48.8 m
	x1	Fast shutter	He (1000 mbar)	None or stop beam	0.88 m	24.1 m	49.1 m
	bpm	Fast insertion beam position monitor	He (1000 mbar)	None or CdWO4	0.63 m	24.4 m	49.4 m
	S5 (ss)	Sample slits	He (1000 mbar)	None	0.5 m	24.5 m	49.5 m
	SiN window	SiN window	He / Air	1 um Si3N4	> 50 mm	24.95 m	49.95 m
	Diffractometer	Kappa diffractometer with sample environment	Air	Sample	0 m	25 m	50 m
	Cryostat	Outer Be dome, 250um per wall	Vacuum (10^-4 mbar) / Air	500 um Be, 4 cm air at 10-4 mbar	20.5 mm
		Inner Be dome, 250um per wall	Vacuum (10^-4 mbar)	500 um Be	17.5 mm
	S6	Anti-scatter slits (optional)	Air / Vacuum (10-2 mbar)	None	57 mm
	Long nose cone	Kapton screen	Air / Vacuum (10-2 mbar)	Kapton 50 um	60 mm
	Short nose cone	Kapton screen	Air / Vacuum (10-2 mbar)	Kapton 50 um	80 mm
	No nose cone	Kapton screen	Air / Vacuum (10-2 mbar)	Kapton 100 um	210 mm
	pil	Pilatus3 100k detector	Vacuum (10-2 mbar)	Si detector	565 mm
	S7 / ds	Detector slits	Vacuum (10-2 mbar)	None	750 mm
	pol	Analyser crystal - variable	Vacuum (10-2 mbar)	Various	1250 mm
	merlin	Quad-Merlin detector	Vacuum (10-2 mbar)	Si detector	1310 mm
	Be window	Be window	Vacuum / Be	Si detector	1380 mm
	Detectors	Diode/ APD/ Camera	Air	Detector	1400 mm	26.4 m	51.4 m

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