Specifications

Scientific applications

 
Low Contrast Solution Scattering, Grazing Incidence Surface Diffraction, Micro-Spot Scanning, X-ray Fluorescence Analysis, Time-Resolved Studies > 11 µs and Simultaneously Performed Small- and Wide-Angle Measurements (SWAXS) on:

·      Gels and colloids
·      Liquid Crystals
·      (Bio) Polymers
·      Amorphous Materials
·      Muscles
·      Proteins
·      Metals, cements, oils
·      Quantum dots
·      and much more ...

Source characteristics

The photons are provided by a Wiggler (NdFeB Hybrid) with the following specifications:

Period:	140 mm
Number of full poles:	57
Gap:	20 mm
Bmax:	1.607 T
Critical Energy Ec:	4.27 eV   (at 2 GeV)
Power (9 mrad):	8.6 kW   (at 2 GeV, 400 mA)
effective source size FWHM:	3.9 x 0.26 mm2(HxV)   (at 2 GeV, 400 mA)

 

Optics

 

Double crystal monochromator:	18.4 m from source, Si (111) asym. cut, water cooled
Focussing mirror:	26.5 m from source, two segments, toroidal, Pt coated
Acceptance:	1 mrad/0.3 mrad (HxV)
Energy (3 selectable):	5.4, 8, 16 keV (0.077, 0.154, 0.23 nm)
Energy resolution deltaE/E:	0.7-2.5 x 10-3
Focal spot size FWHM:	1.2 x 0.6 mm2 (HxV)
Spot at Sample FWHM:	< 1.4 x 1.8 mm2(HxV) (using slits or pinhole) smallest possible spot: 10 µm
Flux at sample:	1 x 1013 ph s-1 (2 GeV, 400 mA, 8 keV)
Flux density at sample:	1 x 1012  ph s-1 mm-2  (2 GeV, 400 mA, 8 keV)

Experimental resolution

 
Small angle:
Real space: 1-140 nm 

Wide angle:
0.1- 0.9 nm