In 2019, the Air Force Research Laboratory established the Materials Solutions Network at CHESS (MSN-C): a sub-facility of the Cornell High Energy Synchrotron Source (CHESS) created to provide critical measurements and research products to U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) researchers and defense Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs). The Structural Materials Beamline (SMB) is one of two...
The ForMAX beamline at the MAX IV Laboratory provides multiscale and multimodal structural characterization of hierarchical materials from nm to mm length scales, by combining small- and wide-angle x-ray scattering (SWAXS), scanning SWAXS imaging, and full-field microtomography [1]. The construction and operation of the beamline is funded by the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation and...
SWIFT: the new Quick-EXAFS flagship beamline for Diamond-II
SWIFT (Spectroscopy Within Fast Timescales) is a beamline dedicated to operando X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy, selected as one of the new flagship instruments that will be added to the present beamline portfolio at Diamond Light Source. The beamline is expected to take users shortly after the Diamond-II upgrade, in December 2029....
We present the first commissioning results of the XFEL laser oscillator (XFELO) demonstrator project, a joint European XFEL and DESY effort.
XFELOs promise unprecedented coherence, stability and brilliance in the hard X-ray regime. Their successful implementation would mean a leap forward for the field of FELs, opening new experimental opportunities and facilitating more demanding...
Engineers and researchers in manufacturing industries are highly interested in what happens in their manufactured components and products when the products are in long-term operation because materials in the components might be subject to degradation and damage due to the long-term operation. Manufactures’ demands for synchrotron-based X-rays are currently shifting from modeled specimens for...
X-ray ptychography is one of the most used nanoscale imaging techniques at synchrotron facilities around the world. The upgrade of many synchrotrons to diffraction limited rings increases dramatically the coherent flux available up to two orders of magnitude. To use at the best the x-ray beam enhancement, the ptychography community is focusing on increasing the acquisition speed of the...
