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The XAS beamline employs hard X-rays
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across the range 6.3 - 31 keV (“Mn to Sb”). Please see the XAS page on the Australian Synchrotron website here for more details on the XAS photon delivery system. The energy range is
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accessed via two ‘beamline modes’ covering lower energies (6.3-19 keV / Mode X)
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and
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higher energies (15-31 keV
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Elements in Red are analysed in Mode 1, Blue are analysed in Mode 2, and Yellow are analysed in Mode 3
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When designing an experiment for the XAS beamline, we encourage users to analyse edges of elements which fall within the same mode. It takes significant time to change between modes and it is generally considered infeasible to analyse in multiple modes in a beamtime. |
The information in these pages is designed to help users to understand our experimental capabilities and sample requirements and to aid in experimental planning:
XAS Capabilities: Information regarding sample environments
Sample types that we can analyse and sample preparation
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/ Mode Y). Note that in order to optimise a beamline mode, or to switch between modes, approximately one day of user downtime is required. Therefore, all Mode X experiments are scheduled back-to-back, followed by all Mode Y experiments, each user cycle.
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If you would like to analyse edges in different beamline modes, you MUST submit a separate proposal for each mode. We recommend that such proposals have the same content but different sample tables, and be designated ‘Part 1,' ‘Part 2,' or ‘Mode X’, ‘Mode Y’, in their proposal title. |
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Sample environments and experimental kit, incl. in-situ: see here! |
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Sample types and preparation: see here! |
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Choosing scan parameters: see here! |
