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AR-NW14A : Picosecond time-resolved X-ray measurement (diffraction, scattering, spectroscopy)

Overview

Beamline group  Subcommittee 6 (Ultrafast Time-resolved Measurement)
Techniques
  • Picosecond time-resolved X-ray measurement (diffraction, scattering, spectroscopy)
Features
  • NW14A is an insertion device beamline aiming for time-resolved X-ray diffraction, scattering and absorption experiments. This beamline is particularly suitable for studying ultrafast dynamics in photo chemical/biological reaction, photo induced phase transition, etc. Structural dynamics triggered by optical laser pulses is captured with the synchronized pump-and-probe system. With the relatively large amount of X-ray photon flux derived from the undulators, it is possible to produce atomic-scale movies of the photo-induced phenomena with 100-ps resolution.
Area of research
  • Photochemical Reactions
  • Photo-induced phase transitions
  • Shock compression experiments
Contact
  • Shunsuke NOZAWA noz(at)post.kek.jp
  • Please change (at) to @ in the e-mail address.
Notes After the proposal is accepted, users are required to submit an experimental plan for each operating period.

Performance

Source NW14A has double undulators with the different period length, U36 and U20.
  • In-vacuum undulator, U36 (periodic length 36 mm):
    Covers an energy range of 5 to 25 keV with 1st, 3rd, and 5th harmonics. It is used as a high intensity monochromatic X-ray source with a double crystal monochromator and a focusing mirror. The typical photon flux of the monochromatic beam is estimated to be ~1012 photons/sec.
  • In-vacuum undulator, U20 (periodic length 20 mm): Generates first harmonics in the energy range of 13 to 20 keV, with an energy bandwidth of ΔE/E ∼ 10-1 to 10-2, and can be used as a "narrowband white light source" or "broadband monochromatic light source" with a photon flux of ∼ 1015 photons/sec.
Optics The front end consists of a fixed mask, a beam-position monitor, an absorber, a beam shutter, a graphite heat absorber, XY-slits for white X-rays and Be windows. The main optical components are a double-crystal monochromator and X-ray mirror system, which are located 30.5 m and 39-42 m from the center of insertion device U20, respectively. The double-crystal monochromator consists of flat Si(111) crystals, which are cooled with liquid nitrogen in order to reduce any deformation caused by the heat loads. The cooling system can handle an incoming heat load of up to 450 W. The X-ray mirror system has 3 mirror assemblies: a bent cylindrical mirror for focusing of X-rays, and a double-mirror system (cut-off mirrors) to reduce a contamination of the higher harmonics.
  • Monochromator (at 30.5 m):
    Si(111) double crystal monochromator with liquid nitrogen cooling
  • Focusing Mirror (at 39 m):
    Rhodium coated silicon single crystal (Toroidal, 1000 mm (L) x 100 mm (W) x 70 mm (T) ) with 2.8 mrad glancing angle
  • Cut-Off Mirror (at 41.5 m):
    Rhodium coated silicon single crystal (Flat, 1000 mm (L) x 100 mm (W) x 70 mm (T), a double-mirror system)
Energy range
  • 4 - 23 keV
Resolution (ΔE/E)
  • ~ 2 × 10-4
Beam size
  • Focusing mirror:
    0.5 mm(H) x 0.2 mm(V)
  • Focusing mirror + capillary lens (for XAFS/XES):
    0.05 mm(H) x 0.05mm(V)
Photon flux
  • 1 × 1012 photons/s (15 keV)
Instruments
Detectors
  • X-ray CCD (SX165, Rayonix)
  • High-speed scintillation probe (OKEN)
  • Pixel detector (Pilatus100K, Dectris)
  • Pixel detector (EIGER2 X 1M, Dectris)
  • Digital BOXCAR (UHFLI 600 MHz, Zurich Instruments)
Remote / Mail-in
  • If entry to Japan is restricted due to the outbreak of infectious diseases, foreign users can conduct remote measurements.
Special notes

More information

References

  1. S. Nozawa et al., Developing 100 Picosecond-Resolved X-ray Structural Analysis Capabilities on Beamline NW14A at the Photon Factory Advanced Ring. J. Synchrotron Rad., 14, 313-319 (2007), doi:10.1107/S0909049507025496 Beamline General
  2. T. Sato et al., Capturing molecular structural dynamics by 100 ps time-resolved X-ray absorption spectroscopy. J. Synchrotron Rad., 16, 110-115 (2009), doi:10.1107/S0909049508034596 Time-resolved XAFS
  3. K. Ichiyanagi et al., 100 ps time-resolved solution scattering utilizing a wide-bandwidth X-ray beam from multilayer optics. J. Synchrotron Rad., 16, 391-394 (2009), doi:10.1107/S0909049509005986 Time-resolved Solution Scattering

Publications

KEK-PF Publication Database (Publications of AR-NW14A)

Last updated: 2023-11-28