EXPERIMENTAL STATION 2-3

CURRENT STATUS:	Open
SUPPORTED TECHNIQUES:	X-ray absorption spectroscopy X-ray absorption spectroscopy imaging Instrumentation development
MAIN SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINES:	Biology / Materials / Chemistry / Environmental
% TIME GENERAL USE:	100%
SCHEDULING:	see Proposal Submittal and Scheduling Procedures
SOURCE:	1.3 Tesla Bend Magnet
BEAM LINE SPECIFICATIONS:   energy range resolution DE/E spot size flux angular acceptance unfocused 2400-30000 eV ~5 x 10-4 2.0 x 13.5 mm ~1010 0.75 mrad
OPTICS:	Unfocused beam (standard XAS) Kirkpatrick-Baez system (microfocus)
MONOCHROMATOR:	Si(111), Si(220) or Si(400), downward reflecting, double-crystal
ABSORPTION:	584 microns Be, 10.7 meters He, 15.2 microns C
INSTRUMENTATION:	Ge detector array optic rail liquid He cryostat ion chambers current amplifiers sample positioners
DATA ACQUISITION AND ANALYSIS:	Data aquisition: XAS-collect Data analysis:
RESPONSIBLE STAFF:	Bart Johnson, 650-926-3858 Sam Webb, 650-926-3734
BEAM LINE PHONE NUMBER:	650-926-5223
GENERAL DESCRIPTION:	BL2-3 is a multipurpose station that is used for x-ray absorption spectroscopy, x-ray absorption spectroscopy imaging (microfocus), optics development, and instrumentation calibration. It also serves partially as a facility station where new instrumentation, such as detectors, is tested as part of commissioning. Experimental equipment is installed as per user request.
SCIENTIFIC APPLICATIONS / SELECTED RESULTS:	July 2008: SSRL Research Gets the Creepy Crawlies July 2007: Ancient Secrets in Busted Dishes January 2007: Scanning the Microworld: SSRL's New Hard X-ray Microprobe July 2006: SSRL Stirs Up a Witch's Brew
ENGINEERING NOTES:	http://www-ssrl.slac.stanford.edu/safety/beamlines/bl2/

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Last Updated:	14 July 2008
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