Beamline

Pink Beam SAXS Beamline

A simple SAXS beamline with high flux and stability is designed. Its main function is to study the nano-structure (shape, size, distribution, orientation, etc.) variation of nano-materials, biomaterials, polymers, porous materials, soft matter, etc. under different conditions. There are two optional working mode, one is pink beam SAXS and the other is monochromatic beam SAXS. The pink beam from the fundamental radiation of an out of vacuum undulator will be directly used in pink SAXS mode. The enormous high flux will be used to perform high time-resolution experiments. Monochromatic beam also can be used to perform high resolution SAXS.


The experimental techniques include single SAXSWAXScombined SAXS/WAXSand ASAXS. The measuring modules include transmission and grazing incidence, static and dynamic (in situ, time resolved) measurement. The time resolution lies in microseconds to seconds based on different samples environments and detectors. Some sample environmental devices, including in-situ heating, in-situ growing, in-situ tension, will be equipped in our station.


Director: MO Guang mog@ihep.ac.cn


Main specifications of SAXS station:

 

Pink beam SAXS

Beam energy

8-12keV

Fundamental radiation from undulator

Flux at sample

~1015ph/s@200mA

 

Beam size at detector

500μm×500μm

 

Energy resolution

1.5%

 

Sample to detector distance

 continuous adjustable within 23m

monochromatic beam SAXS

Beam energy

8-30keV

Double crystal Si (111) monochromator

Flux at sample

~1013ph/s@200mA

 

Beam size at detector

500μm×500μm

14μm×6μm

Single diamond CRLs are used to focus the X-ray beam of 12KeV. The focal point can be chosen at 2m, 23m behind the sample or infinity.

Energy resolution

~2×10-4

 

Sample to detector distance

 continuous adjustable within 23m

 

Figure 1 Overall scheme sketch of pink beam SAXS

Figure 2 Overall scheme sketch of monochromatic beam SAXS