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Beamline 7.0.1

Surface and Materials Science, Spectromicroscopy

Operational

Now

Source characteristics

5-cm-period undulator (U5) (first, third, and fifth harmonics)

Energy range

See endstation tables

Monochromator

See endstation tables

Endstations

Scanning photoemission microscope (SPEM)
Electronic Structure Factory (ESF)
Advanced x-ray inelastic scattering (AXIS)

Beamline phone numbers

(510) 495-2070, (510) 495-2071, (510) 495-2079

Endstation

Scanning photoemission microscope (SPEM)

Characteristics

Designed for submicron XPS

Energy range

100-800 eV

Monochromator

SGM (gratings: 150, 380, 925 lines/mm)

Calculated flux (1.9 GeV, 400 mA)

~108-109 photons/s/0.01% BW

Resolving power (E/ΔE)

3000

Spatial resolution

Scanning microscope with focusing by means of Fresnel zone plates; resolution determined by spot size, which is 150 nm with current zone plates but will improve with new zone plates

Detectors

Hemispherical electron energy analyzer; total electron yield detector

Spot size at sample

150 nm with current zone plates

Samples

 

Format

UHV-compatible solids up to 25 mm in diameter

Preparation

Preparation chamber with sputtering and annealing provided

Sample environment

UHV

Special notes

Optical alignment equipment provided so that visible marks on the sample surface can be used to find an area of interest prior to x-ray measurements; in-situ heating and cooling

Experimental techniques

XPS, NEXAFS, imaging of areas up to 100 µm across

Local contact/spokesperson

Name: Eli Rotenberg
Phone: (510) 486-5975
Fax: (510) 486-7696
Email: erotenberg@lbl.gov

Endstation

Electronic Structure Factory (ESF)

Characteristics

High-resolution, angle-resolved XPS spectroscopy; capable of making images by rastering the sample through a fixed spot; sample is rotated for angle-resolved measurements

Energy range

60-1200 eV

Monochromator

SGM (gratings: 150, 380, 925 lines/mm)

Calculated flux (1.9 GeV, 400 mA)

~1012 photons/s/0.01% BW (resolution dependent)

Resolving power (E/ΔE)

less than or equal to 8000

Detectors

SES-100 hemispherical electron energy analyzer

Spot size at sample

50 µm

Angular resolution 0.1 degree

Samples

Format

UHV-compatible solids up to 25 mm in diameter

Preparation

Preparation chamber with Leed, sputtering, heating, magnetization coil, transition and other metal sources, ESCA with Mg and Al anode source

Sample environment

UHV

Special notes

LEED and in-situ sample heating and cooling available

Scientific applications

Band structure determination and photoelectron diffraciton; condensed matter science, surface science, correlated materials, magentic systems

Experimental techniques

XPS, XPD, NEXAFS

Web site http://www-bl7.lbl.gov/BL7/endstations/esf.html

Local contact/spokesperson

Name: Eli Rotenberg
Phone: (510) 486-5975
Fax: (510) 486-7696
Email: erotenberg@lbl.gov

Endstation

Advanced x-ray inelastic scattering (AXIS)

Characteristics

Grating spectrometer for high-resolution (1:2000) photon-in/photon-out spectroscopy

Energy range

80-1200 eV

Monochromator

SGM (gratings: 150, 380, 925 lines/mm)

Calculated flux (1.9 GeV, 400 mA)

3 x 1012 photons/s/0.01% BW (resolution dependent)

Resolving power (E/ΔE)

<5000

Detectors

Micro-channel-plate photon counter in spectrometer focal plane; channeltron fluorescence detector

Spot size at sample

50 µm

Samples

Format

UHV-compatible solids up to 25 mm in diameter or gases and liquids in windowed cells

Preparation

No preparation chamber provided

Sample environment

UHV

Special notes

This spectrometer is installed by the group from the University of Uppsala, Sweden.

Experimental techniques

XES, RIXS, NEXAFS

Local contact/spokesperson

Name: Jinghua Guo
Affiliation: Advanced Light Source, Berkeley Lab
Phone: (510) 495-2230
FAx: (510) 495-2067
Email: jguo@lbl.gov

Several data sheets about this beamline are available as PDF files.

High-Resolution, High-Flux Facility for Spectromicroscopy

Scanning Photoemission Microscope (SPEM)

More information about this beamline is available at the Beamline 7.0 Web site.

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