Annual Review 2024-2025

D I A M O N D L I G H T S O U R C E L I M I T E D 15 The Imaging and Microscopy Group brings together eight experimental facilities (I08, I08- 1, DIAD, I12, I13-1, I13-2, I14 and the electron Physical Science Imaging Centre [ePSIC]), which use electrons and X-rays to image samples under different experimental conditions across a diverse range of length scales and time scales. The ability to image material properties in minute detail lends itself to a wide range of scientific applications, from chemistry and catalysis to environmental science, materials science, biology, medicine, and cultural heritage. The DIAD (Dual Imaging and Diffraction) beamline is a pioneering facility designed to provide simultaneous imaging and diffraction capabilities for advanced material and biological research. The beamline features a unique dual-beam setup, where one beam is optimised for high-resolution imaging, allowing for detailed visualisation of internal features and defects, while the other beam is tailored for diffraction, providing insights into the crystalline structure and phase composition. I13-1 coherence beamline is a hard X-ray beamline, operating in the 6-20 keV range. The beamline specialises in high-speed, multiscale and multimodal coherent diffraction imaging and ptychography in both transmission and Bragg geometries. These methods provide nanoscale resolutions with a quantitative phase contrast and can often be combined with other methods, such as tomography and X-ray Absorption Near Edge Structure (XANES), and complementary signals, such as fluorescence and diffraction mapping. The I13-2 Diamond Manchester Imaging beamline is focused on micro-and nano-tomography and provides, in connection with the I13-1 Coherence beamline, multiscale imaging capabilities over three orders of magnitude in resolution. The beamline operates in the 8-30 keV energy range, offering a variety of imaging capabilities including in-line phase contrast imaging, full-field microscopy and grating interferometry. Imaging and Microscopy Group Some of the I13-1 beamline team (clockwise from back left) Darren Batey, Tim Ardern, Silvia Cippia (UCL, Diamond Visiting Scientist), Kudakwashe Jakata