Australian Synchrotron

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10

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$4,163,359.00

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Australian Synchrotron SAXS/WAXS Beamline

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The SAXS/WAXS (Small and Wide Angle X-Ray Scattering) beamline is a flexible x-ray scattering facility due to the design of the optics and a very flexible endstation and sample position. Transmission SAXS and vertical dispersion WAXS are the primary roles of the beamline although a bounce-down vertical focusing mirror also permits grazing incidence (GISAXS) experiments. A flexible sample stage is used to support many sample types and sample environments. The beamline utilises an undulator source that allows measurement at a very high flux to moderate scattering angles and a good flux at the minimum q limit or 0.0012 inverse Angstrom. Optical alignment is such that large changes of energy are rapid and straightforward allowing changes to be readily made during an experiment. An on-axis video camera allows parallax-free sample viewing and alignment at all times before and during exposure. This enables precise and rapid sample alignment allowing high throughput and small samples. The endstation uses a 1M Pilatus detector for SAXS and a 200k Pilatus detector for WAXS that provide excellent dynamic range, single photon per pixel sensitivity, low noise and fast time resolution (30 and 150 frames per second respectively). Data formats: Data from the SAXS/WAXS beamline is saved as a series of .tif format images. Data analysis: Data analysis, e.g. radial integration and plotting scattering profiles, is typically performed using the SAXS15 software available from the Data Analysis relatedInfo link below. For assistance interpreting the data in the first instance please contact the authors of the relevant collection, or if the author is unavailable, one of the instrument scientsts (see the e-mail link on this page).
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Australian Synchrotron Infrared Microspectroscopy Beamline

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This beamline is dedicated to the study of microscopic samples with a wavelength-dependent spatial resolution of between 3 and 8 microns. The beamline is equipped with a Bruker Hyperion 2000 microscope with Vertex V80v FTIR (Fourier Transform Infrared) spectrometer. The following modes of data collection are available with the microscope: * Transmission * Reflectance * Grazing Incidence * Micro Attenuated Total Reflectance (ATR) In each of the above modes, a motorised stage allows the point-by-point collection of spatially resolved “spectral maps”. Data formats: Data from the IR microscope is routinely saved in either of two Bruker Opus file formats. Single spectra are saved as Opus Spectrum files. 2D IR map files are saved as OpusMultiple files. Opus Multiple files contain all spectral and x-y spatial information for a two dimensional grid map, plus related captured video images. Data compatibility: Opus spectrum files can be read by Bruker Opus software, CAMO The Unscrambler v 9.8 and by Thermo Grams /AI which are available at the beamline for off-line data analysis. Opus Multiple files can be read by Bruker Opus 3D software and by CytoSpec v1.3 which are available at the beamline for off-line data analysis. Data conversion: Bruker spectrum files can be batch converted into the following file formats: * X-Y table (data point table – Excel compatible) * JCAMP * SPC format (Thermo Grams AI compatible) For assistance interpreting the data in the first instance please contact the authors of the relevant collection, or if the author is unavailable, one of the instrument scientsts (see e-mail link on this page).