Integration of high performance computing and machine learning / artificial intelligence into beamline operations is an important step for handling growing data volumes and to increase scientific productivity of users with large or complex datasets. Work to incorporate a new on-premise high performance computing cluster at the Canadian Light Source with beamline data processing and analysis...
The BAMline [1] at BESSY II represents a hard X-ray spectroscopy facility enabling non-destructive analysis across diverse research areas like materials science, chemistry, biology, and cultural heritage studies. As a multipurpose beamline serving users from various disciplines, it underscores the necessity of adaptable and efficient control systems to maximize beamline utilization and...
Synchrotron X-ray diffraction (XRD) experiments are a versatile tool in understanding material properties and processes, for example alloy development for lightweight materials or additive manufacturing and for generating data to create digital twin models. The analysis of XRD data, however, is often still the domain of experts because software tools were designed for flexibility with full...
One recently introduced method for the exploration of biological specimens and material structure using phase-contrast imaging combines a Talbot Array Illuminator with the UMPA method of phase retrieval [1]. This method has been shown to enable exceptionally high bidirectional sensitivity and high-resolution imaging without requiring prior assumptions about the sample's composition [2]....
The gradual shift to 4th-generation synchrotron sources has been boosting data production rates that nowadays easily exceed 1-10 TB of produced raw image data per day. This has not only created a big data bottleneck in terms of data storage, management, processing, and visualization, but also requires a revised approach in utilizing state-of-the-art data processing techniques. In the recent...
X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy (XAS) is an instrumental technique for elucidating the atomic-scale three-dimensional local structure of materials. Within XAS, the X-ray Absorption Near Edge Structure (XANES) region is particularly significant, as it provides insight into the three-dimensional structural characteristics. However, extracting quantitative three-dimensional structural information...
