Beamline X9

General Information

Source Type
Insertion Device

Status
Operational

General User Beamtime
25%

Energy Range Category
Hard X-Ray (1-50 keV)

Energy Range
10-20keV

Beamline Type
Facility Beamline

Technique(s)
X-ray scattering, small angle
X-ray scattering, wide angle

Research Types
Soft condensed matter physics, Biophysics, Nanoscience

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.
Lin Yang, Brookhaven National Laboratory, lyang@bnl.gov, 344-5833

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.
Marc Allaire, Brookhaven National Laboratory, allaire@bnl.gov, 344-4795
Xinguo Hong, Brookhaven National Laboratory, xhong@bnl.gov, 344-4066

Beamtime Scheduler The beamline staff member responsible for coordination of beamline schedule every trimester. Contact for questions about beamtime scheduling.
Lin Yang, Brookhaven National Laboratory, lyang@bnl.gov, 344-5833

Beamline Phone
631-344-5609

Instrumentation

Source Type
mini-gap undulator, minimum gap 3.3mm, 23 x 14.5mm periods, Kmax=1.63

Optical System
Si(111) DCM, K-B adaptive focusing mirrors, slits collimators, K-B micro-focusing mirrors

Experimental Apparatus
MarCCD SAXS detector, Photonic Science WAXS detector, Pilatus pixel array detector, hexapod sample manipulator, vacuum sample chamber (rough vacuum), 5m evacuated beam path, see external web page for more details

Computer System Hardware & Software
Linux box for beamline control, SPEC, EPICS, multiple computers for detector control

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