Surface & Material Science branch

The permanent UHV end station EA01 on the SMS branch is dedicated to photoelectron and x-ray absorption spectroscopy studies on surfaces and thin films. It comprises four chambers: an analysis…

A-branch measurement chamber

…a DA30-L from ScientaOmicron. This is capable of an angular resolution <0.1° (0.12° demonstrated) and energy resolution <2meV (5meV demonstrated, noise reduction efforts ongoing). Notably, this analyzer is capable of electronic deflection…

Bloch

…provide ample opportunities for sample preparation and offline characterization with LEED and STM. The analysis chamber is equipped with a fully motorized six-axis manipulator, with a closed-cycle cryostat capable of…