The beamline's capabilities and measurement performance are supported by amongst the easiest to use control and data processing systems you'll find anywhere.

The beamline utilises an undulator source that provides a high flux to low scattering angles to a minimum q limit of 0.0012 Å^-1. The optics are stable and highly automated, for example providing easy, fully automated energy changes by Users during an experiment. Additional details of the optics may be found on the SAXS Specifications page. Details of the Q-range accessible for different arrangements of the SAXS camera may also be found on the SAXS Technical Specifications page.

The detector inside a large vacuum vessel is motorised to permit fast, automated camera length changes at any time during your experiment. You will easily be able to change camera length during your experiment according to your plan, or as results indicate as you go. The system can take “gapless” 2D images by automatically taking 3 raw images at different lateral and vertical positions and creating composite frames that fill the gaps between Pilatus modules.

An on-axis video camera allows parallax-free sample viewing and alignment at all times before and during exposure. This enables precise and rapid sample alignment allowing high throughput and small samples.

If you have any questions regarding the beamline or experiments on the beamline please contact the beamline staff listed below.

For general information about Small Angle Scattering the canSAS website provides a range of resources and tools.