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BL 11.2 R - Xpress

Xpress is a dedicated high-pressure diffraction beamline. This beamline works at a fixed energy of 25 keV.

A PILATUS3 S 6M detector is used to collect the diffraction pattern.
At present we can perform high-pressure powder or single-crystal diffraction measurements at ambient temperature using different types of diamond anvil cells.
Typical pressure range is 0-50 GPa (limited by the beam-size, currently 50 micron in diameter).
Facilities for combined high-pressure and low-temperature (down to 20 K) or high-pressure and high-temperature (T=500 K) are under commissioning.

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Beamline Energy Resolution

100 [eV] @ 25000 [eV]

Beamline Energy Range

25 [keV]

Max Flux On Sample

2 * 10¹¹ [ph/s] @ 25000 [eV]

Spot Size On Sample Hor

500 [um]

Spot Size On Sample Vert

200 [um]

Divergence Hor

1.5 [mrad]

Divergence Vert

1.5 [mrad]

Angle Of Incidence Light On Sample Value

45 - 90 [degrees]

Monochromators

Si(111)

Energy Range

25000 [eV]

Type

Silicon

Endstations or Setup

High-pressure powder and single crystal diffraction station

Detectors Available

PILATUS3 S 6M

Endstation Operative

Yes

Sample

Sample Type

Crystal, Powder

Detectors

PILATUS3 S 6M

Type

large area detector

Description

From DECTRIS

Pixel Size

X = 172 [um], Y = 172 [um]

Passive or Active (Electronics)

Active

Detection

Detected Particle

Photon

Support Laboratories

High-pressure micro-Raman set up

Description

High-pressure micro-Raman set up

contacts

Boby Joseph

Frederico Alabarse

Techniques

Diffraction

Crystallography
Powder diffraction

Disciplines

Chemistry

Other - Chemistry
Physical Chemistry

Earth Sciences & Environment

Mineralogy

Material Sciences

Other - Material Sciences

Physics

Hard condensed matter - structures

Address

11.2R - Xpress
Elettra-Sincrotrone Trieste
Strada Statale 14 - Km 163,5 in AREA Science Park
34149 Basovizza, Trieste ITALY

control/Data analysis

Control Software Type

Tango Controls
Custom GUI

Data Output Type

image

Data Output Format

.tif or .cbf Images in TIF or CBF format

Softwares For Data Analysis

Several types.

Equipment That Can Be Brought By The User

Different types of diamond anvil cell (DAC) can be accommodated at the experimental station. We can also more complex setup from users like HP-HT DACs and chambers.