Photon Factory

KEK

BL-14B : High-precision X-ray Optics

Overview

Beamline group  Subcommittee 6 (X-ray Optics and Imaging)
Techniques
  • X-ray diffraction
  • X-ray imaging
  • X-ray reflectivity
Features
  • This beamline is suited for high-precision X-ray optics and diffraction experiments. User can setup X-ray optics in the horizontal plane for high-precision experiments.
Area of research
  • X-ray optics
  • X-ray imaging
  • crystal engineering
Contacts
  • Keiichi HIRANO keiichi.hirano(at)kek.jp
  • Please change (at) to @ in the e-mail address.
Notes

Performance

Source
  • Vertical wiggler
Optics
  • Fixed-exit double-crystal monochromator [Si(111)]
Energy range
  • 1st harmonics : 9 - 20 keV
  • 3rd harmonics : 27 - 60 keV
Resolution (ΔE/E)
  • ~ 3 × 10-3
Beam size
  • ~ 10 mm (W) × 15 mm (H)
Photon flux
  • ~ 1014 photons/s/mm2/mrad2/0.1% b.w.
Instruments
  • Optical bench
  • High-precision goniometers
  • θ - 2θ goniometer
Detectors
  • PIN photodiode detector
  • Ionization chamber
  • NaI scintillation counter
  • X-ray CCD camera
Remote / Mail-in
  • Not available
Special notes
  • Reservation is required for the use of an X-ray camera.
Top-view of the BL-14B

More information

References

Publications

KEK-PF Publication Database (Publications of BL-14B)

Last updated: 2021-9-13