Thin Film Diffraction

The beamline 17-2 end-station is currently under construction. This beamline will support simultaneous SAXS/WAXS, XRD, and optical pump x-ray probe measurements. The scientific focus is targeted to take advantage of the high brightness anticipated from the micro-focused beam, with an emphasis on in-situ experiments with demanding time resolution. The beamline will have multiple detectors available and configurable by the beamline staff including a suite of area detectors including an Eiger 1M, Eiger 2 500k, and Eiger 4M.

Beam line 11-3 is a fixed energy (12.7 keV) wiggler side-station dedicated primarily for wide angle x-ray scattering (WAXS). BL11-3 is equipped with a two-dimensional Rayonix MX225 CCD area detector. Supports sample-to-detector distances of 80-550 mm. There are sample environments available for both transmission and grazing incidence geometries. Sample heating is available for both single sample transmission and grazing incidence geometries.

Beam line currently closed for upgrade.

Beam line 10-2 is a wiggler-based source that splits time between the front hutch (BL10-2a), instrumented for wide-angle X-ray scattering, and the rear hutch (BL10-2b), instrumented for X-ray spectroscopy with a focus on in-situ, time-resolved catalyst characterization.

Beam line 2-1 is a dedicated thin film/powder diffraction and reflectivity station. It is equipped with a Huber 2-circle goniometer and a high-resolution crystal-analyzer detector. There are several different types of sample stages to cater to a broad user-base including a motorized xyz stage, a capillary spinner, a "wet" liquid sample stage, and an Anton-Paar furnace (25-900 ºC). Data acquisition is performed using SPEC, with SPECPlot GUI interface (in-house diffractometer control, peak fitting and plotting software).