EXPERIMENTAL STATION 2-3

CURRENT STATUS:	Open
SUPPORTED TECHNIQUES:	X-ray absorption spectroscopy imaging
MAIN SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINES:	Biology / Materials / Chemistry / Environmental
% TIME GENERAL USE:	100%
SCHEDULING:	Proposal Submittal and Scheduling Procedures Current SPEAR and Beam Line Schedules
SOURCE:	1.3 Tesla Bend Magnet
BEAM LINE SPECIFICATIONS:   energy range resolution DE/E spot size flux angular acceptance unfocused 4500-24000 eV ~5 x 10-4 2 x 2 microns ~1010 0.75 mrad
OPTICS:	Kirkpatrick-Baez system (microfocus)
MONOCHROMATOR:	Si(111), Si(220) or Si(400), downward reflecting, double-crystal Monochromator Crystal Glitch Library Crystal changes need to be scheduled and coordinated in advance with BL support staff.
ABSORPTION:	584 microns Be, 10.7 meters He, 15.2 microns C
INSTRUMENTATION:	Micro sample positioner Ge3 detector Vortex detector CCD detector
DATA ACQUISITION AND ANALYSIS	BL2-3 Start Up Guide X-ray Wiki Data aquisition: Microscan GUI Data analysis: Microtoolkit X-ray Data Booklet
RESPONSIBLE STAFF:	Scientific Support: Sam Webb, 650-926-3734 Beam Line Support: Ben Kocar, 650-926-3769 Beam Line Technical Support: Bart Johnson, 650-926-3858
BEAM LINE PHONE NUMBER:	650-926-5223 On-site Users: Contact the Duty Operator at 9-926-4040
GENERAL DESCRIPTION:	BL2-3 is used a microfocus station used for micro x-ray absorption spectroscopy, micro x-ray absorption spectroscopy imaging, and micro diffraction.
Sample Preparation Labs:	The SSRL Structural Molecular Biology (SMB) Sample Preparation Laboratories are available to users by prearrangement. To use a laboratory, users must complete laboratory training, and provide a list of all chemicals to be brought, used or stored in the Sample Preparation Laboratory. For details, contact Cynthia Patty (650-926-3925).
SCIENTIFIC APPLICATIONS / SELECTED RESULTS:	June 30, 2011: X-rays Reveal Patterns in the Plumage of the First Birds March 3, 2011: A Science to Art, an Art to Science December 3, 2010: Using X-ray Flourescence to Discover Strange New Bacteria Built with Arsenic December 2010: MRI Contrast Agent Chemically Linked to NSF Disease October 19, 2010: Sam Webb Receives Lytle Award September 16, 2010: Automated Beamline Messages Give SSRL Users a Break July 2010: Chemical Analysis Shows an Ancient Ceramic Vessel was Broken and Burned in Cremation Burial February 2010: Researchers Discover an Unexpected Source of Energy for Deep-sea Microbial Communities March 2009: The Competition for Iron Impacts the Global Carbon Cycle January 2009:X-rays Focusing on Mercury December 2009: Imaging Mercury in the Rhizosphere of Wetland Plants June 2009: Importance of Iron Speciation to Aerosol Solubility: Potential Effects of Aerosol Source on Ocean Photosynthesis February 2009: Localizing organomercury uptake and accumulation in zebrafish larvae at the tissue and cellular level January 2009: The Competition for Iron Impacts the Global Carbon Cycle July 2008: SSRL Research Gets the Creepy Crawlies July 2007: Ancient Secrets in Busted Dishes January 2007: Scanning the Microworld: SSRL's New Hard X-ray Microprobe July 2006: SSRL Stirs Up a Witch's Brew
ENGINEERING NOTES:	http://www-ssrl.slac.stanford.edu/safety/beamlines/bl2/