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The Materials Science beamline upgrade at the Swiss Light Source
P R Willmott1, D Meister, S J Leake
1Swiss Light Source, Paul Scherrer Institut, CH-5232 Villigen, Switzerland. philip.willmott@psi.ch
Journal of Synchrotron Radiation
|August 20, 2013
Summary
The Materials Science beamline at the Swiss Light Source was upgraded with a new undulator, enhancing photon energies. This upgrade required a complete redesign of the beamline
Area of Science:
- Materials Science
- Synchrotron Radiation
Background:
- The Materials Science beamline at the Swiss Light Source (SLS) has been operational since 2001.
- A wiggler source was replaced in 2010 with a novel insertion device (undulator).
Purpose of the Study:
- To describe the upgrade of the Materials Science beamline at SLS.
- To detail the redesign of the front-end and optics to leverage the new undulator source.
Main Methods:
- Redesign of the beamline's front-end and optics.
- Installation of a novel undulator insertion device.
Main Results:
- The new undulator provides unprecedented access to high photon energies.
- The beamline upgrade allows for better exploitation of the increased brilliance of the new source.
Conclusions:
- The detailed description of the beamline upgrade aims to provide didactic value.
- Concepts and ideas from this upgrade can be adapted for other facilities.
Keywords:
X-ray opticsbeamline upgradecoherent X-ray diffraction imagingpowder diffractionsurface diffractionundulator radiation
