Microscope

The analysis chamber hosts a VT XA STM (ScientaOmicron). The microscope has recently (2019) been upgraded so that non-contact AFM via QPlus sensors became possible. Most of our users run…

3 GeV storage ring

…Nominal current 500 mA Horizontal emittance ~200 – 330 pm rad (depending on ID gap settings) Vertical emittance 2 – 8 pm rad (depending on user demand) Typical horizontal beam…

The new MAX IV website

Since the website is newly launched, we keep working to optimize its functionality and content. Please expect errors and use the search bar function should you not find the information…

Microgel properties in X-ray spotlight

…sensitive to for example temperature or pH. Understanding such colloids is challenging due to their heterogeneous structure. A research team from Germany, Italy and Sweden used beamline CoSAXS to investigate…

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…

Beamline optics

…(300 l/mm, blaze 0.6°, TBI) Energy resolution ≥ 5000 E/ΔE, and ≥ 10 000 for E<1000 eV (1200 l/mm) First focusing mirror (M3) CXI: 28.8 m, 1° incidence angle, toroidal,…