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Beamline X16C

General Information

Source Type
Bending Magnet

Status
Operational

General User Beamtime
25%

Energy Range
6.5-25 keV

Beamline Type
Participating Research Team (PRT)

Technique(s)
X-ray diffraction, powder

Institution(s)
SUNY @ Stony Brook, Physics and Astronomy

Research Types
Powder Diffraction

Contact Information

Spokesperson The person from each beamline who acts as a contact point between the beamline management and NSLS administration. Contact for questions about the beamline scientific program, experimental capabilities, and beamline management.
Peter Stephens, SUNY @ Stony Brook, pstephens@sunysb.edu, 631-632-8156

Local Contact The beamline staff member who is typically responsible for overseeing the daily operation and maintenance of the beamline. Contact for questions about beamline instrumentation, experimental details, and training.
Peter Stephens, SUNY @ Stony Brook, pstephens@sunysb.edu, 631-632-8156
Kevin Stone, SUNY @ Stony Brook, khstone@ic.sunysb.edu, 631-632-4074

Beamtime Scheduler The beamline staff member responsible for coordination of beamline schedule every trimester. Contact for questions about beamtime scheduling.
Peter Stephens, SUNY @ Stony Brook, pstephens@sunysb.edu, 631-632-8156

Beamline Phone
631-344-5816

Instrumentation

Beamline Characteristics

Energy Range Mono Crystal or Grating Resolution (ΔE/E) Flux Spot Size (mm) Total Angular Acceptance (mrad)
4.5 – 25 keV Si(111) 2 x 10-4 4 x 1010 ph/sec (@ 10 keV, 200 mA, 2.5 GeV) 20H x 0.5V (unfocused); 0.3H x 0.5V (focused) 1.0

Source Type
Bending magnet

Optical System
Various upstream slits, Siddons channel-cut Si(111) monocrhomator, photon shutter. Unfocused

Experimental Apparatus
Ion chambers. Vertical two-circle diffractometer with Ge(111) analyzer. Also using Siddons Si strip detector.

Computer System Hardware & Software
Linux system running SPEC via EPICS and VME crate

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