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. 2019 Jun 17;377(2147):20180237.
doi: 10.1098/rsta.2018.0237.

XMaS @ the ESRF

Oier Bikondoa  1   2 , Laurence Bouchenoire  1   3 , Simon D Brown  1   3 , Paul B J Thompson  1   3 , Didier Wermeille  1   3 , Chris A Lucas  3 , Malcolm J Cooper  2 , Thomas P A Hase  2
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XMaS @ the ESRF

Oier Bikondoa et al. Philos Trans A Math Phys Eng Sci. .

Abstract

This paper describes the motivation for the design and construction of a beamline at the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility (ESRF) for the use of UK material scientists. Although originally focused on the study of magnetic materials, the beamline has been running for 20 years and currently supports a very broad range of science as evidenced by the research topics highlighted in this article. We describe how the beamline will adapt to align with the ESRF's upgrade to a diffraction limited storage ring. This article is part of the theme issue 'Fifty years of synchrotron science: achievements and opportunities'.

Keywords: European Synchrotron Radiation Facility; X-ray scattering; XMaS beamline.

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Conflict of interest statement

We declare we have no competing interests.

Figures

Figure 1.
Figure 1.
The XMaS beamline. (a) The diffractometer in a vertical scattering geometry with the polarization analyser attached. (b) A view of the experimental hutch showing the diffractometer configured for WAXS studies. (Online version in colour.)
Figure 2.
Figure 2.
A breakdown of scientific research area covering the last operations period (2012–2018). (Online version in colour.)
Figure 3.
Figure 3.
(a) A comparison of the flux at the sample through a 100 × 100 μm2 aperture for the current and new source assuming realistic parameters for the mirror aberrations and absorption of beamline components. The dashed line corresponds to the current source parameters and the solid line represents the new source parameters. (b) Ray tracing calculation of the beam profile at the focused position. (Online version in colour.)
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