The commissioning of a flexible low-cost multipurpose X-ray beamline at SRRC

Abstract

A low-cost multipurpose X-ray beamline has been commissioned at the bending magnet B15 of the Synchrotron Radiation Research Center (SRRC). The beamline is constructed in such a way to accommodate the various needs of small research consortia, from universities or research institutes, whose requirements of a beamline facility are quite diverse while under limited funding support. Flexibility is the special feature of this beamline. It is capable of performing quick test measurements without a prolonged reviewing process. Switching between different techniques, such as white-beam irradiation, EXAFS and X-ray scattering, can be achieved within 1 h. Novel experiments, such as energy-dispersive small-angle scattering experiments and energy-dispersive reflectivity measurements, can also be performed.

Temperature- and time-resolved X-ray scattering at thin organic films

“…Early and novel whitebeam applications of X-ray re¯ectivity are based on X-ray tubes or rotational anodes (Bilderback & Hubbard, 1982;Chason et al, 1992;Roser et al, 1994;Metzger et al, 1994;Mahler et al, 1995;Wallace & Wu, 1995;Windover et al, 2000). An energy-dispersive X-ray re¯ectometer is partially installed at beamline BL20B at the Taiwan Light Source (Lee et al, 1998); another was in use at the wavelength shifter of BESSY I (Neissendorfer et al, 1999).…”

A low-cost and flexible double-crystal monochromator for an x-ray beamline

“…A relatively simple and flexible function DCM was recently designed and installed on the B 15B multipurpose x-ray beamline 15 at SRRC. The B 15B beamline is used for experiments involving x-ray spectroscopy, x-ray diffraction, scattering, and instrument development.…”