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Scientific discipline: Biology
| GENERAL BEAMLINE INFORMATION |
| Operational |
Yes |
| Proposal cycle |
Proposals for General Sciences Beamlines (6-month cycle) |
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Source characteristics
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Bend magnet
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Energy range
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400 - 1300 eV
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Monochromator
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Zone-plate linear
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Measured flux (1.9 GeV, 400 mA)
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Images with 2048 x 2048 pixels
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Resolving power (E/ĢE)
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500–700
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Endstations
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X-ray microscope (XM-2)
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Characteristics
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Full-field soft x-ray transmission microscope
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Spatial resolution
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Zone-plate dependent
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Detectors
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Back-thinned 2048- x 2048-pixel CCD camera
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Field of view
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15 µm single field; virtually unlimited larger areas can be tiled together like a mosaic
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Samples
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Sample dependent, typically cryogenic
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Sample environment
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70 K helium gas
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Special notes
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Mutual indexing system with visible-light microscopy provided to position and focus sample
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| Scientific disciplines |
Biology |
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Scientific applications
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Transmission imaging x-ray microscopy for biological samples; x-ray tomography for three-dimensional imaging
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Local contact
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Mark LeGros
Physical Biosciences Division, Berkeley Lab
Phone: (510) 486-6892
Fax: (510) 486-5664
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Spokesperson
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Carolyn Larabell
Physical Biosciences Division, Berkeley Lab
Phone: (510) 486-5890
Fax: (510) 486-5664
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Beamline phone number
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(510) 486-5198
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Website
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http://ncxt.lbl.gov/
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