Welcome to I22

We have just published a Review of I22 Operations. It contains a descripton of beamline, ideal to reference for all science papers related to work carried out on I22. We hope you find it useful.

I22: SAXS/WAXS beamline at Diamond Light Source - an overview of 10 years operation

A. J. Smith, S. G. Alcock, L. S. Davidson, J. H. Emmins, J. C. Hiller Bardsley, P. Holloway, M. Malfois, A. R. Marshall, C. L. Pizzey, S. E. Rogers, O. Shebanova, T. Snow, J. P. Sutter, E. P. Williams and N. J. Terrill, Journal of Synchrotron Radiation 2021, 28.

In light of the current COVID restrictions we would ask ALL Users planning to apply for time on I22 to get in touch with a member of the beamline staff (or I22@diamond.ac.uk) to discuss feasibility before submitting any proposals. Whilst we will make every effort to accommodate all experiments, some, because of their challenging nature, might be difficult to facilitate currently.

As guidance the types of experiment we can run in AP29/30 will depend on Diamond’s COVID-19 operational level. There are two likely levels:

• Diamond Level 2 (current status): Users are allowed on site (max 2 users on site at any time).
• Diamond Level 3: Users are not allowed on site.

We have identified some examples which we think fall into each category for guidance:

• Diamond Level 3: Linkam DSC/Capillary work with premade samples, Heated capillary rack and mapping experiments of premade samples, Stop Flow with premade solutions in syringes.
• Diamond Level 2: Pressure Cell, Micromechanical Tensile Tester, in situ chemistry including Syringe Pump driven flow through cell. Other in situ experiments possible, but only with beamline staff agreement.