Overview
Beam line 6-2a is a wiggler end-station that can be configured for tender x-ray x-ray emission spectroscopy (instrumentation in commissioning use).
The ambient pressure operation of the end-station provides high flexibility in implementing various sample environments (in-situ, cryogenic, He-atmosphere, furnaces, liquids, high pressurized cells, etc.). A dedicated LHe cryostat allows for routine low temperature measurements. This end station operates with a focused x-ray beam of ~0.15x0.4 (VxH) mm2 and a flux of 2x1013 (4x1012) when a Si(111) or Si(311) monochromator is used, respectively.
Status —
Beamline Parameters —
Monochromator | Energy Range | Resolution ΔE/E | Spot Size | Flux |
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Si(111) | 4000-18200 eV | 1 x 10-4 | 0.15 x 0.4 mm2 | 2 x 1013 |
Si(311) | 4000-18200 eV | 3 x 10-5 | 0.15 x 0.4 mm2 | 3 x 1013 |
Optics —
M0 Mirror | M1 Mirror | Monochromator |
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Bent flat single-crystal Si, Rh coated 10-18.2 keV cutoff, vertically collimating | Bent cylindrical single-crystal Si, Rh coated, standard focus | LN2 cooled, Si(111), ϕ = 0o , Si(311), ϕ = 0o. double-crystal. |
Source —
Wiggler
Instrumentation —
Detectors | Ionization chambers, Vortex detector, 4-element Vortex detector |
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Sample Positioning | Newport Micro sample positioner, with several mounts for different sized objects. Range of travel up to 300x1000mm. |
Sample Environment —
Ambient pressure experiments | He chamber(s), flexibility with various in-situ setups, liquid samples, high pressure. Dedicated LHe cryostat (4-200 K). |
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Minimum sample requirement (in terms of concentration): Depends strongly on the technique and the scientific question. Please contact responsible scientific staff for guidance. |
Absorption —
127 μm Be |
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Publications
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Highlights
Science Highlights
Beam Line 6-2a Science Highlights
Unsupervised Data Mining in Nanoscale X-ray Spectro-Microscopic Study of a NdFeB Magnet
Applying Kβ Valence-to-Core X-ray Emission Spectroscopy to Cu(I) Binding Proteins with Relevance to Peptidylglycine Monooxygenase Reactivity
Observing Oxygen Atoms Move during Information Storage in Tantalum Oxide Memristors
Identification of Highly Active Fe Sites in (Ni,Fe)OOH for Electrocatalytic Water Splitting
The Ductility of Human Jaw Bone Attached to a Tooth
A Five-dimensional Visualization of the Pressure-induced Phase Transition in BiNiO3
Percolation Explains How Earth’s Iron Core Formed
Mesoscale Phase Distribution in Li-ion Battery Electrode Materials
Fischer-Tropsch Catalyst Nanoscale Chemistry under Realistic Working Conditions
SSRL Discoveries Point to Better Batteries
Illuminating the Multiconfigurational Ground State of Element and Intermetallic Compounds of U and Pu
Delocalized Molecular Orbitals of the [6Fe6S] Cluster of the FeFe-Hydrogenase
Holey Germanium - New Routes to Ordered Nanoporous Semiconductors
Compositions of Stardust Impact Tracks and Terminal Particles in Aerogel by Hard X-ray Microprobe at SSRL
Sulfur in the Timbers of Henry VIII's Warship Mary Rose: Synchrotrons Illuminate Conservation Concerns
X-rays Illuminate Ancient Archimedes Text
Catalyst Design: X-rays Cross-examine the Fuel Cell Volcano Plot
Solvent Tuning of Properties of Iron-Sulfur Clusters in Proteins
In situ Observation of Sulfur in Living Mammalian Cells: Uptake of Taurine into MDCK Cells
Insights into the Role of the Tyr-Cys Cross-link in Galactose Oxidase from Sulfur K-edge Spectroscopy
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