The lower energy diffraction and scattering side-bounce bean dine for materials science a the Canadian Light Source

A new diffraction beamline for materials science has been built at the Canadian Light Source synchrotron. The X-ray source is an in-vacuum wiggler with a 2.5 T peak magnetic field at 5.2 mm gap. The optical configuration includes a toroidal mirror, a single side-bounce Bragg monochromator, and a cylindrical mirror, producing a sub-150 ium vertical x 500 ium horizontal focused beam with a photon energy range of 7-22 keV and a flux of 10(12) photons per second at the sample position. Three endstations are currently open to general users, and the techniques available include high-resolution powder diffraction, small molecule crystallography, X-ray reflectivity, in situ rapid thermal annealing, and SAXS/ WAXS. The beamline design parameters, calculated and measured performance, and initial experimental results are presented to demonstrate the capabilities for materials science.

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A new diffraction beamline for materials science has been constructed at the Canadian Light Source synchrotron, offering various techniques for materials research such as high-resolution powder diffraction and small molecule crystallography. The beamline features a vertical x horizontal focused beam with a wide photon energy range and high photon flux.