EXPERIMENTAL STATION 11-3a

CURRENT STATUS:	Open
SUPPORTED TECHNIQUES:	Powder diffraction Thin film diffraction
MAIN SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINES:	Materials / Environmental / Biology
% TIME GENERAL USE:	100%
SCHEDULING:	see Proposal Submittal and Scheduling Procedures
SOURCE:	26-pole, 2.0-Tesla ID Side Station
BEAM LINE SPECIFICATIONS:   energy range resolution DE/E spot size flux angular acceptance focused 12735 eV ~5 x 10-4 3.1 x 0.15 mm Usable 0.15 x 0.15 mm
OPTICS:	Single-crystal Si, Rh-coated - vertically focusing mirror
MONOCHROMATOR:	Bent cube-root I_beam Si(311), Side deflecting
ABSORPTION:
INSTRUMENTATION:	Standard detector: MAR345 Imaging Plate - 345 mm diameter: read-out time ~60-90 sec. Optional detector: ADSC Quantum-4 CCD; 188 x 188 mm - readout time ~11 sec
DATA ACQUISITION AND ANALYSIS:	Data Acquisition: Blu-ice
RESPONSIBLE STAFF:	Apurva Mehta, 650-926-4791 Sam Webb, 650-926-3734
BEAM LINE PHONE NUMBER:	650-926-8656
GENERAL DESCRIPTION:	BL11-3 is used for diffraction experiments using a large area detector. It is used for fast data collection when angular (Q space) resolution is not necessary. It is used for rapid screening of samples, study of texture and strain, and preliminary characterization of thin films and multi-layers. Also because of fast data collection rate, it is often used for study of kinetics of chemical reactions. It can accommodate several different types of sample stages and has a built-in motorized xyz state. The main user communities are materials science, environmental science and archaeometry.
SCIENTIFIC APPLICATIONS / SELECTED RESULTS:	June 2008: Electronics go Organic March 2008: Novel Ferroelectric Nanostructures for Nanoelectronic Devices February 2008: Controlling the Wave November 2006: X-ray Diffraction and the Fight Against Heart Disease August 2006: Hydrogen: Key to a Sustainable Future
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Last Updated:	14 July 2008
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