Welcome!

The infrared microscopy beamline analyses a diverse range of samples for chemical and structural information; from bone to meteorites to electrochemical cells to plant material to cheese to paint, the possibilities seem almost endless!

There are predominantly two reasons to utilise synchrotron-FTIR microscopy:

To gain spatially resolved information about a sample through raster mapping (point-by-point measurements of individual spectra that are stitched together)
To acquire single point spectra on samples which are too small for laboratory-based instruments

We love our beamline, and we think you will too! Here are the people to contact if you want to chat about potential projects using the IRM instrument.

Ready to write a proposal? Find below some of the commonly requested information.

To find out proposal application deadlines follow this link and look under the merit access drop down: ANSTO website - access information

Submit all proposals via the Australian Synchrotron Portal: https://portal.synchrotron.org.au

Contact the IRM team by emailing: as-irm@ansto.gov.au

Technical Information

Proposal Preparation

Further Helpful Information for Proposal Preparation

How small is too small?
Hardware-based wavenumber limits
- Window material limits
- Detector wavenumber cut-offs and detectivities
How much time do I need to apply for?
- Data acquisition times based on number of co-added scans
- "Hybrid" macro-ATR: estimating acquisition time

Beamtime (and beyond)

Sample Preparation

"Hybrid" macro-ATR samples: Essential information
- Please read this to understand the sample preparation requirements for our unique “hybrid” macro-ATR technique
- Sample preparation facilities
- Sample stages and environments

IRM Beamline