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Beamline 5.3.2

Polymer Scanning Transmission X-Ray Microscopy

Operational

Now

Source characteristics

Bend magnet

Energy range

250-700 eV

Monochromator

Low-dispersion, spherical-grating monochromator, one grating

Calculated flux (1.9 GeV, 400 mA)

1 x 107 photons/s at sample

Resolving power (E/ΔE)

≤5000

Endstations

Scanning transmission x-ray microscope (STXM)

Characteristics

Active servo-stabilized toroidal premirror

Spot size at sample (FWHM)

40 nm

Experimental techniques

Serves user group and general users using dedicated polymer STXM for NEXAFS spectromicroscopy at the C, N, and O K edges.

Local contact

Name: A. David Kilcoyne
Phone: (510) 486-4640
Fax: (510) 486-7588
Email: alkilcoyne@lbl.gov

Spokesperson

Name: Harald W. Ade
Affiliation: North Carolina State University
Phone: (919) 515-1331
Fax: (919) 515-7331
Email: harald_ade@ncsu.edu

Beamline phone numbers

(510) 495-2057

A manual for this beamline is available as a PDF file.

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