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Beamline 10.0.1

Photoemission of Highly Correlated Materials;
High-Resolution Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics

Operational

Now

Source characteristics

10-cm-period undulator (U10)
(first and third harmonics)

Energy range

17 - 340 eV

Monochromator

SGM (gratings: 380, 925, 2100 lines/mm)

Calculated flux (1.9 GeV, 400 mA)

Less than or equal to 1012 photons/s/0.01%BW (resolution dependent)

Resolving power (E/DE) Greater than 10,000 (selectable by slit width)

Endstations

High energy resolution spectrometer (HERS)
Electron spin polarization (ESP)
High-resolution atomic and molecular electron spectrometer (HiRAMES)
Ion-photon beamline (IPB)

Endstation

High energy resolution spectrometer (HERS)

Characteristics

Designed for very high resolution and angular-resolved photoemission spectroscopy at cryogenic temperatures. The electron energy analyzer rotates 120° about the incoming beam.

Angular resolution

± 0.15°

Detectors

Scienta SES-200 hemispherical electron energy analyzer with angular mode
LEED
Partial-yield detector

Spot size at sample

150 (h) x less than 100 (v) µm depending on exit slit setting

Samples

Format

UHV-compatible solids

Preparation

Sample manipulator with five degrees of freedom and a temperature range of 12 to 450 K, standard surface-science preparation and characterization equipment

Scientific applications

Studies of highly correlated electron systems

Experimental techniques

Angle-resolved photoemission from solids

Local contact

Name: Scot Kellar
Phone: (510) 486-4989
Fax: (510) 486-4299
Email: sakellar@lbl.gov

Spokesperson

Name: Zhi Xun Shen
Affiliation: Stanford University
Phone: (650) 725-8254
Fax: (650) 725-5457
Email: zxshen@stanford.edu

Endstation

Electron spin polarization (ESP)

Characteristics

Simultaneous spin-analysis of all electron lines in the time-of-flight spectrum with a high signal-to-noise ratio

Detectors

Three time-of-flight spectrometers (TOFs) mounted at different angles in a vacuum chamber, two with retarding-field Mott polarimeters

Spot size at sample

1.5 (h) x 1.5 (v) mm

Samples

Gas cell

Sample environment

Differential pumping permits gas pressures of up to 10-5 Torr

Scientific applications

Measurements of electron spin polarization in free atoms, molecules, and clusters

Local contact

Name: John Bozek
Phone: (510) 486-4967
Fax: (510) 486-7696
Email: jdbozek@lbl.gov

Spokesperson

Name: Nora Berrah
Affiliation: Western Michigan University
Phone: (616) 387-4955
Fax: (616) 387-4939
Email: berrah@wmich.edu

Endstation

High-resolution atomic and molecular electron spectrometer (HiRAMES)

Characteristics

The electron spectrometer uses a gas cell on the beam axis to form the interaction region between the sample and the photon beam. The analyzer rotates from 0° to 90° relative to the photon beam, permitting angle-resolved measurements.

Detectors

Scienta SES-200 electron energy analyzer

Spot size at sample

0.4 (h) x 0.1 - 0.5 (v) mm depending on exit slit setting

Samples

Gas cell, oven

Sample environment

Windowless differential pumping permits gas pressures of up to 10-5 Torr

Special notes

Vented gas cabinets are available for hazardous samples

Experimental techniques

High-resolution atomic and molecular electron spectroscopy

Local contact

Name: John Bozek
Phone: (510) 486-4967
Fax: (510) 486-7696
Email: jdbozek@lbl.gov

Spokesperson

Name: Nora Berrah
Affiliation: Western Michigan University
Phone: (616) 387-4955
Fax: (616) 387-4939
Email: berrah@wmich.edu

Endstation

Ion-photon beamline (IPB)

Characteristics

A charged ion beam from an ion accelerator is merged with the photon beam (counter propagating) for approximately 0.5 m. An analyzing magnet disperses the ion beam based on charge state following the interaction region.

Spot size at sample

1.5 (h) x 1.5 (v) mm

Samples

Beam of positively charged ions

Sample environment

Differential pumping permits gas pressures of up to 10-5 Torr

Scientific applications

Photoionization of ions: cross-section and excitation spectrum measurements

Local contact

Name: John Bozek
Phone: (510) 486-4967
Fax: (510) 486-7696
Email: jdbozek@lbl.gov

Spokespersons

Name: Nora Berrah
Affiliation: Western Michigan University
Phone: (616) 387-4955
Fax: (616) 387-4939
Email: berrah@wmich.edu

Name: Ronald Phaneuf
Affiliation: University of Nevada, Reno
Phone: (775) 784-6816
Fax: (775) 784-1398
Email: phaneuf@physics.unr.edu

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