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BL-12C : XAFS (High-Throughput) Experiments

Overview

Beamline group Group 3 (X-ray spectroscopy)
techniques
  • XAFS (X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy)
  • Other experiment with monochromatized X-ray
Features
  • An experimental station has been designed for hard X-ray XAFS experiments.
  • An automatic sample changer (Max. 100 samples at once) is installed.
Area of research
  • Materials Chemistry
  • Materials Engineering
  • Earth and Environmental Science
  • Biological Science etc.
Contacts
  • Manager : Daiki KIDO daiki.kido(at)kek.jp
  • Sub manager : Hitoshi ABE hitoshi.abe(at)kek.jp
  • Sub manager : Yasuhiro NIWA yasuhiro.niwa(at)kek.jp
  • Sub manager : Ai MATSUOKA ai.kamijo(at)kek.jp
  • Sub manager : Hiroaki NITANI hiroaki.nitani(at)kek.jp
    Please change (at) to @ in the e-mail address.
Special notes
  • When you planning any experiment other than XAFS, please contact us before submit your research proposal.
  • You have to submit "experimental plan" before experiment. Please check PFXAFS website.

Performance

Source
  • 2.5GeV PF Bending magnet (B12)
  • Horizontal acceptance 2 mrad
Optics
  • Cam-drive (Kohzu system), water cooled double Si(111) crystal monochromator, Quick scan available
  • Rh coated bent cylinder mirror for focusing
  • Ni coated double flat mirror for higher harmonics reduction*
    *Low energy mode (< 6 keV) only
Energy range
  • 4 - 23 keV
Resolution (ΔE/E)
  • ~ 2 x 10-4
Beam size
  • 0.6 mm (H) x 0.6 mm (V)
Photon flux
  • 9 x 1010 photons/s(8 keV)
Instruments
  • Standard XAFS experiment system (Transmission and Fluorescent mode)
  • Quick Scan XAFS measurement system
  • Automatic sample changer system (Max. 100 samples)
Detectors
  • Ionization chamber (5 cm, 17 cm, 31 cm)
  • Lytle detector
  • 7-elements SDD
Remote / Mail-in
Special notes
  • Users instruments : acceptable (Please contact with the beamline manager.)
  • Experimental hutch : 3.0 m (L) x 3.2 m (W) x 2.8 m (H)
  • Hutch door : 2.4 m (W) x 2.4 m (H)
  • Optical table : 1500 mm (L) x 1000 mm (W)
  • Electric power, high-pressure gas available
  • Standard setup: Room temperature and Ambient pressure
  • Cryo-cooler with temperature control is available (300 – 20K under vacuum)

More information

References

  1. M. Nomura and K. Koyama, KEK Report, 95-15 (1999),

Publications

KEK-PF Publication Database (Publications of BL-12C)

Last updated: 2021-8-24