European Synchrotron Radiation Facility
ID22 - High Resolution Powder Diffraction Beamline

Beamline for high-resolution powder diffraction, optimized for capillary samples, though plate specimens are also possible. For capillaries, the wavelength and capillary size are chosen to maximize intensity, with 0.4 Å (31 keV) a common choice for a wide range of materials. The overall operational energy range is 6 to 70 keV (0.18 - 2.1 Å). Various sample environments allow studies in the range 4 K to 1600°C. A sample-changing robot allows up to 75 capillary samples to be mounted sequentially, and is compatible with the temperature range 80 K to 950°C. A gas cell allows samples to be studied under a range of atmospheres. Measurements to high Q for PDF analysis are also possible, either by scanning the high resolution diffractometer to high angle at intermediate energies (e.g. 35 keV), or, more rapidly, via a complementary 41x41 cm2.Perkin Elmer XRD1611 medical imaging detector operating at 60 - 70 keV, to measure the whole pattern simultaneously.

 

Beamline Energy Resolution
2 [eV] @ 10000 [eV]
Beamline Energy Range
6 - 70 [keV]
Spot Size On Sample Hor
0.1 - 2 [mm]
Spot Size On Sample Vert
0.1 - 1 [mm]
Photon Sources

u23 in vacuum

Type
Undulator
Available Polarization
Linear horizontal
Number Of Periods
86
Period
23 [mm]

u35 ex vacuum

Type
Undulator
Available Polarization
Linear horizontal
Number Of Periods
45
Period
35 [mm]
Monochromators

Si 111

Energy Range
6000 - 80000 [eV]
Type
Cryogenically cooled Si 111 channel-cut.
Other Optics

Transfocator

Description
Transfocator with Al lenses.
Endstations or Setup

Powder diffractometer

Diffractometer
High resolution powder diffractometer

Sample Environment

Temperature
80 - 500 [K]
Pressure (Max)
80 [bar]
Temperature
4 - 295 [K]
Temperature
350 - 1250 [K]
Temperature
1000 - 1850 [K]
Detectors

Multianalyser stage

Type
Nine scintillation counters
Description
Nine scintillation counters behind the Si 111 analyser crystals.
Passive or Active (Electronics)
Active

Detection

Detected Particle
Electron

Perkin Elmer XRD1611

Type
Medical imaging detector, amorphous Si with scintillator.
Pixel Size
X = 100 [um], Y = 100 [um]
Array Size
X = 4096 [pixel], Y = 4096 [pixel]
Passive or Active (Electronics)
Active

Detection

Detected Particle
Electron
contacts
Andy FITCH
Catherine DEJOIE
Techniques
Diffraction
  • Crystallography
  • Powder diffraction
  • Time-resolved studies
control/Data analysis
Control Software Type
  • Spec
Data Output Type
  • ascii (high resolution) and edf (2d detector)
Data Output Format
  • ascii *.xye file