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The HIKa (Hierarchical Imaging Karlsruhe) is the new experimental station being constructed in Hamburg from a collaboration between KIT and DESY. This station is being designed as a versatile imaging platform for various purposes, including hierarchical imaging and high throughput 3D imaging for both life and material science, as well as in vivo imaging. The initial instrumentation, named MiQA (Microscope and Quality Assurance), was built as a multipurpose x-ray optical table for both fundamental experiments for the development of x-ray imaging and also as a reliable platform for routine x-ray imaging measurements. The HIKa station is located at the Ada Yonath Hall on the P23 beamline and has a permanent KIT staff dedicated to the project. The current construction is planned to be completed by the end of the first semester of 2023, followed by MiQA scientific commissioning in the second semester. Phase 1 commissioning, planned for 2023, refers to the implementation of a parallel beam tomographic setup based on a 3-magnification x-ray microscope for hierarchical imaging. Phase 2, planned for 2024, will consist of implementing Bragg Magnifier optics for large samples and low-dose experiments. Finally, Phase 3* is related to beamline automation and is planned to be developed in parallel to phases 1 and 2.
In the meantime, experiments conducted at P23’s current experimental station already demonstrated the technical viability of multiple aspects of the project at the same time producing original and new results in the field of x-ray imaging.
With the construction of the HIKa station, DESY will add yet another imaging beamline to its portfolio but with the technical expertise of KIT. Future imaging instruments will follow MiQA, increasing the beamline portfolio and leading to even more interesting scenarios for future research with synchrotron radiation at DESY.