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Spectroscopy I18 Contact
Beamline Phone Number:
+44 (0) 1235 778712
Principal Beamline Scientist:
Konstantin Ignatyev
Tel: +44 (0) 1235 778600
E-mail: [email protected]
Science Group Leader
Prof. Sofia Diaz-Moreno
Email: [email protected]
Tel: +44 (0) 1235 778158
I18 Microfocus Spectroscopy
Status: Operational
Beamsize: 2 µm x 2.5 µm
Energy: 2.05 - 20.5 keV
Energy: 2.05 - 20.5 keV
A range of sample environments are available on I18, please consult with your local contact when your experiment is scheduled to ensure availability of equipment or if you plan on bringing your own sample environments for your experiment.
Available Sample Environments
Helium enclosure for low energy
Available at room temperature
He/LN2 Cryostat
Oxford Instruments MicroStat HIRes
This low-vibration cryostat can be used either with liquid helium or liquid nitrogen. The sample chamber is in vacuum. We recommend mounting of thin sections on sapphire discs which can be mounted on clip-on aluminium discs. There are several restrictions in the diameter of the sections that can be mounted (approx 15 mm). Please get in touch with the beamline for more information.
LN2 Cryostreams for VT down to 10K
5 mm of sample remains ice free for XRF. Can be used for 3D tomography on capillaries firing the jet along the axis of the capillary.
Laser interlock system
Pump probe TR-XAS using Diamond PORTO laser.
Liquid Pump
Smooth diaphragm pump for smooth liquid jet up to to 85 ml per minute flow speed. Other pumps may be available upon request such as syringe and peristaltic pumps.
Open Jet Flow Chamber
Microfluidic Flow Cell
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