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BL-6A : Small-angle X-ray Scattering

Overview

Beamline group Subcommittee 5 (Small Angle X-ray Scattering)
Techniques
  • Small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS)
  • Small-angle/Wide-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS/WAXS)
  • Grazing-incidence small-angle X-ray scattering (GISAXS)
  • Grazing-incidence small-angle /Wide-angle X-ray scattering (GISAXS/WAXS)
Features
  • Multipurpose SAXS beamline
  • X-ray Wavelength : 1.5 Å (fix)
  • Max. camera length : 2.5 m
  • Max. SAXS resolution : ~ 150 nm
  • (Time-resolved) SAXS/WAXS simultaneous measurement
Area of research
  • Soft matter science (polymer, fiber, lipid, liquid crystal, food, etc.)
  • Biophysics
Contacts
  • Manager : Noriyuki IGARASHI noriyuki.igarashi(at)kek.jp
  • Sub : Nobutaka SHIMIZU nobutaka.shimizu(at)kek.jp
  • Sub : Hideaki TAKAGI takagih(at)post.kek.jp
    • Please change (at) to @ in the e-mail address.
Special notes

Performance

Source
  • 2.5GeV PF Bending magnet (B06)
Optics
  • Vertical focusing mirror (Rhodium coated ULE substrate, flat bend, 3.0 mrad glancing angle)
  • Monochromator (Triangle Ge(111) crystal with the asymmetric angle of 8.0 degree)
  • Focal point : On the SAXS detector surface

Plan view of BL-6A
Energy range
  • 8.26 keV (1.5 Å)
Resolution (ΔE/E)
  • ~ 3 x 10-3
Beam size
  • 0.25 (V) mm x 0.50 (H) mm @ focal point
Photon flux
  • 1.0 x 1012 photons/s（Size-definition slit full open）
  • 3.6 x 1010 photons/s（Size-definition slit : 0.6 × 0.6 mm2）
Instruments
  • Camera length：0.25, 0.5, 1.0, 2.0, 2.5 m（SAXS）
  • Camera length：0.75, 1.0, 1.5, 2.5 m (When using WAXS chamber)
  • PD embedded beam stopper/GISAXS beam stopper
  • Delay pulse generator
  • Chiller for sample temperature adjustment (5 - 70 °C)
  • Incubator (3 - 45 °C)
  • Block incubator (-10 – 100 &Cring;、1.5ml, 0.5 ml tube)
  • Microcentrifuge (1.5, 0.5 ml, -20 – 40 °C)
  • Perista pump
  • General GISAXS stage
  • Sample solution flow system for mitigating the effect of radiation damage.
  • Rotary Sample Changer (36 samples)
  • Microspectrophotometer (~ 2 μL)

【Common instruments：BL-6A、BL-10C、BL-15A2】
  • Heating/Cooling stage：10002L（Linkam scientific、-190 - 600 °C）, HSC302-LN190（Instec、-190 - 400 °C）
  • One-dimensional tensile tester (ISUT-2207、IS GIKEN)
  • DSC stage（AA1712-1303、Rigaku）
Detectors
  • SAXS : PILATUS3 1M（DECTRIS AG）
  • WAXS : PILATUS 100K（DECTRIS AG）
Remote / Mail-in
  • Remote experiment using some instruments is available (Please consult with beamline contact person).
Special notes
  • Large and overweight instrument cannot be installed because the experimental hutch is narrow and there are no chain blocks.
  • SEC-SAXS is not available.

More information

References

  1. H. Takagi, N. Igarashi, T. Mori, S. Saijo, H. Ohta, Y. Nagatani, T. Kosuge and N. Shimizu, Upgrade of small angle x-ray scattering beamline BL-6A at the photon factory. AIP Conf. Proc., 1741, 030018 (2016), doi:10.1063/1.4952841
  2. N. Shimizu, T. Mori, N. Igarashi, H. Ohta, Y. Nagatani, T. Kosuge and K. Ito, Refurbishing of Small-Angle X-ray Scattering Beamline, BL-6A at the Photon Factory. J. Phys.: Conf. Ser., 425, 202008 (2013), doi:10.1088/1742-6596/425/20/202008

Publications

KEK-PF Publication Database (Publications of BL-6A)

Last updated: 2021-9-15

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