Guns and linear accelerator

The MAX IV linac serves two purposes: it’s a continuous top-up injector to both storage rings, but it also accelerates and compresses electron bunches for the short-pulse facility. The linac…

MAX IV – Main

Microgel properties in X-ray spotlight chevron_right Microgels are versatile soft colloids used for example as pharmaceutical carriers or for sensing applications. In a recent study, X-ray methods are used to…

Proposal Writing Guide

Do you want to write better proposals? We have gathered information that will help you maximize your chance of getting beamtime at MAX IV. This material is based on the…

Access modes

Below are the access modes the beamline participates in, and potentially useful notes regarding what is offered for each: Standard access chevron_right The standard peer reviewed access mode at MAX…

Microgel properties in X-ray spotlight

Microgels consist of polymers that are crosslinked and forms a ball somewhat resembling a tiny ball of yarn. The connections of the polymer is initiated by adding a cross-linking agent….

Preparation chamber

Base pressure 7e-11 mbar Sample manipulation 4-axis Sample heating Radiative (up to ~ 500-700 C, PID-controlled) E-beam (up to ~1200 C, manual) Direct current (up to 10 A) Sample cooling…

Industrial use of spectroscopy at LSI

MetalBeams invites you to the Autumn 2021 online seminar Industrial use of spectroscopy at LSI Confirmed speakers include representatives from MAX IV, RISE, Lund University, Uppsala University, KTH, SWERIM, Vinnova,…

User access

Want to become a MAX IV user? Apply for beamtime! MAX IV is happy to welcome researchers from all over the world to come to Lund and perform experiments using…