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Beamline 10.3.2

Environmental and Materials Science, Micro X-Ray Absorption Spectroscopy

Operational

Fall 2000

Source characteristics

Bend magnet (beamline optics collect 0.166 horizontal mrad)

Energy range

3 - 17 keV

Monochromator

White light and monochromatic, with Si(111) four-crystal monochromator

Calculated flux (1.9 GeV, 400 mA)

1 x 1010 photons/s/0.03%BW into 5-µm spot

Resolving power (E/DE)

7000

Endstations

Hutch with optical table

Characteristics

Sample mounted on Peltier-cooled x-y translation stage

Detectors

Seven-element Ge solid-state detector

Spot size at sample

Adjustable from 1 x 1 µm up to 10 x 10 µm

Experimental techniques

Custom designed for micro x-ray absorption spectroscopy

Local contact/spokesperson

Name: Alastair MacDowell
Affiliation: Advanced Light Source, Berkeley Lab
Phone: (510) 486-4276
Fax: (510) 486-7696
Email: aamacdowell@lbl.gov

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