Last Modified:2023/4/25
All beamlines are classified into 6 beamline groups, correspond to subcommittees of the PF-PAC (Photon Factory Program Advisory Committee). Some of the groups are further divided into subgroups according to the measurement technique.
See below for abbreviations for LS (light source) and Org. (organization)
Stations with asterisk (*) are under construction and/or commissioning
Main scientific fields and keywords: surface science, atomic and molecular science, structural physics, radiation biology, materials science, earth and planetary science, environmental science, electronic property science, magnetic materials science, catalytic chemistry, analytical chemistry, soft X-ray optics, medical applications, detector development, optical device evaluation
Main experimental methods: photoelectron spectroscopy, soft X-ray absorption spectroscopy, soft X-ray microscopy, resonant soft X-ray scattering, soft X-ray reflectivity, positron diffraction, positronium time-of-flight
Main scientific fields and keywords: solid state physics, structural physics, materials physics, electronic physics, surface science, magnetic materials science, materials chemistry, materials science, earth and planetary science, detector development
Main experimental methods: powder X-ray diffraction, single crystal X-ray diffraction and scattering, resonant X-ray scattering
| BL | LS | Org. | Station | BL staff | |
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X-ray diffraction and scattering |
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| BL-3A | SGU | X-ray Diffraction Experiment under Extreme Condition | H. Nakao | ||
| BL-4B2 | BM | UG | Powder Diffraction | H. Nakao/H. Uekusa(TIT) | |
| BL-4C | BM | X-ray Diffraction Experiment | H. Nakao | ||
| BL-6C | BM | UG | X-ray Diffraction and Scattering | H. Nakao/N. Happo (Hiroshima City Univ.) | |
| BL-7C | BM | Multi-purpose Hard X-ray Experiment | H. Sugiyama | ||
| BL-8A | BM | Powder/Single-crystal Diffraction under Extreme Conditions | D. Okuyama | ||
| BL-8B | BM | Powder/Single-crystal Diffraction under Extreme Conditions | D. Okuyama | ||
| BL-10A | BM | UG | X-ray Diffraction and Scattering | R. Kumai / T. Kuribayashi (Tohoku Univ.) | |
| BL-14A | VW | Single Crystal Structure Analysis/Detector Development | H. Sagayama | ||
| BL-18B DST, India |
BM | EX | Versatile Hard X-ray Station | R. Kumai/ Vishnu Kumar(JNCASR) |
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Main scientific fields and keywords: materials chemistry, materials science, catalytic chemistry, earth and planetary science, environmental science, magnetic materials science, radiation biology, structural physics, food science, energy science, fundamental nuclear research
Main experimental methods: hard x-ray absorption spectroscopy, hard x-ray microscopy, x-ray reflectivity
| BL | LS | Org. | Station | BL staff |
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X-ray absorption spectroscopy |
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| BL-4A | BM | UG | Trace Element Analysis/X-ray Microbeam | Y. Niwa / M. Uo (Tokyo Medical and Dental University) |
| BL-9A | BM | High-intensity and Low-energy XAFS | H. Abe | |
| BL-9C | BM | in-situ XAFS | H. Abe | |
| BL-12C | BM | High-throughput XAFS | H. Nitani | |
| BL-15A1 | SGU | Semi-microbeam XAFS | Y. Niwa | |
| BL-27B | BM | UG | Radiation Biology, XAFS for Radioactive Samples | N. Usami / A. Yokoya (QST) / Y. Okamoto (JAEA) |
| AR-NW2A | U | Time-resolved XAFS, X-ray Microscopy | Y. Niwa | |
| AR-NW10A | BM | High-energy XAFS | H. Nitani | |
Main scientific fields and keywords: structural biology, biophysics, biochemistry, drug discovery science, molecular biology, agricultural chemistry, inorganic/organic chemistry, nanostructure science, radiation physics and chemistry
Main experimental methods: macromolecular crystal X-ray diffraction
| BL | LS | Org. | Station | BL staff |
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Macromolecular crystallography |
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| BL-1A | SGU | Macromolecular Crystallography | N. Matsugaki | |
| BL-5A | MPW | Macromolecular Crystallography | N. Matsugaki | |
| BL-17A | SGU | Macromolecular Crystallography | M.Hikita | |
| AR-NE3A | U | Macromolecular Crystallography for Drug Design | N.Matsugaki | |
| AR-NW12A | U | Macromolecular Crystallography | M. Hikita | |
Note: All proposals applied to beamlines of Subcommittee 4 are now required to submit the "list of crystal preparation status" when submitting a proposal.
Main scientific fields and keywords: polymer science, fiber science, lipid science, liquid crystal science, materials science, food science, inorganic/organic chemistry, nanostructure science, structural biology, biophysics, biochemistry, molecular biology
Main experimental methods: small angle X-ray scattering
| BL | LS | Org. | Station | BL staff | |
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Small-angle X-ray scattering |
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| BL-6A | BM | Small-angle X-ray Scattering | H.Takagi | ||
| BL-10C | BM | Small-angle X-ray Scattering | H.Takagi | ||
| BL-15A2 | SGU | High-brilliance Small-angle X-ray Scattering | H. Takagi | ||
Main scientific fields and keywords: high-pressure science, structural physics, earth and planetary science, electronic physics, materials chemistry, materials science, X-ray optics, medical applications
Main experimental methods: measurement under high-pressure environment, nuclear resonant scattering, X-ray topography, X-ray absorption and phase imaging, CT, time-resolved measurement
| BL | LS | Org. | Station | BL staff | ||
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High pressure science |
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| BL-18C | BM | UG | High Pressure X-ray Powder Diffraction (DAC) | Y. Shibazaki / H. Kagi(Univ. of Tokyo) | ||
| AR-NE1A | EMPW | X-ray Diffraction and Mössbauer Spectroscopy at High Pressure | Y. Shibazaki | |||
| AR-NE5C | BM | High-pressure and High-temperature X-ray Diffraction (MAX-80) | Y. Shibazaki | |||
| AR-NE7A | BM | X-ray Imaging and X-ray Diffraction Experiments at High Pressure | Y. Shibazaki | |||
Ultrafast time-resolved measurement |
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| AR-NW14A | U | Time-resolved Diffraction and Scattering | S. Nozawa | |||
X-ray optics and imaging |
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| BL-3C | BM | X-ray Optics/White X-ray Magnetic Diffraction | K. Hirano | |||
| BL-14B | VW | High-precision X-ray Optics | K. Hirano | |||
| BL-14C | VW | X-ray Imaging and Multi-purpose Experiments | K. Hirano | |||
| BL-20B | BM | White & Monochromatic X-ray Topography and Diffraction | H. Sugiyama | |||
| AR-NE7A | BM | X-ray Imaging and X-ray Diffraction Experiments at High Pressure | K. Hirano | |||
Test Beam Line (Institute of Particle and Nuclear Studies) |
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| AR-SE2A | (electron beam) | Test Beam Line (in Japanese)* | (N. Igarashi) | |||
