1.1 Background
1.2 Mission of the APS Experimental Facilities Division
1.3 APS User Sector Layout
1.4 XFD Organization
1.5 User Operations
1.6 APS User Administration and Technical Support
1.7 R&D in Support of User Operations and Scientific Research
1.8 SRI-CAT
1.9 Collaborative Work
1.10 Long-Term R&D Plans
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Installation and Commissioning Status
2.3 Operations Experience
2.4 Reliability Analysis
2.5 Maintenance
2.6 Beamline Operations2.6.1 Introduction
2.6.2 Insertion Devices
2.6.3 Front Ends
2.6.4 User Beamlines
2.6.5 User Interfaces
2.6.6 Sector 5 Front-End Problem2.7 Interlock Systems and Instrumentation
2.7.1 The APS Personnel Safety System
2.7.2 The Equipment Protection System
2.7.3 Instrumentation
2.7.4 Controls2.8 Experiment Floor Operations
2.8.1 Shielding Validation of the Experiment Stations
2.8.2 Measurement of Radiation Dose Received by IDs
2.8.3 Measurement of Bremsstrahlung Absorbed Dose in Tissue Phantoms
2.8.4 Photoneutron Dose Measurements in the First Optics Enclosures
3.1 APS Users3.1.1 Collaborative Access Teams
3.1.2 Independent Investigators/Collaborators
3.1.3 User Community Description3.2 User Support
3.2.1 User Communications
3.2.2 User Registration, Orientation, and Badging
3.2.3 User Data Management
3.2.4 Support of User Advisory Groups
3.2.5 Conference and Workshop Organization and Support
3.2.6 User Agreements
3.2.7 User Accounts
3.2.8 User Policies and Procedures
3.2.9 Beamline Design Reviews
3.2.10 Technical Policy Support3.3 User Safety
3.3.1 Experiment Safety Review
3.3.2 Independent CAT Safety Assessments
3.3.3 Safety Actions, Reviews, and Audits
4.1 X-ray Optics Fabrication and Metrology4.1.1 X-ray Optics Metrology Laboratory
4.1.2 Deposition Laboratory
4.1.3 Fabrication Laboratory
4.1.4 X-ray Characterization Laboratory
4.1.5 X-ray Mirror Design and Characterization4.2 Beamline Controls and Data Acquisition
4.2.1 Improvements in Scan Software
4.2.2 Improvements in Data-Storage and Display Software
4.2.3 Support for Message-Based Devices
4.2.4 Support for Remote Beamline Operation
4.2.5 Other Highlights4.3 References
5 R&D IN SUPPORT OF OPERATIONS
5.1 Radiation Source Performance5.1.1 Undulator A Performance
5.1.2 Elliptical Multipole Wiggler Performance
5.1.3 Circularly Polarized Undulator (CPU)
5.1.4 Simultaneous Operation of Two Undulators
5.1.5 5-mm Chamber and Undulator Measurements at 8.5-mm Gap
5.1.6 Storage Ring Installation - Phase-2
5.1.7 Collaborations5.2.1 Introduction
5.2.2 Brazing Capabilities for Beamline Components
5.2.3 Beamline and Front-End Design for New Sectors and User Support
5.2.4 Laser Doppler Angular Encoder with Sub-Nanoradian Sensitivity5.3.1 Introduction
5.3.2 Cryogenically Cooled Silicon Monochromators
5.3.3 Diamond Monochromators
5.3.4 High-Heat-Load Optics for the Future (or Enhanced Storage Ring Operation)
5.3.5 Other X-ray Optics Related Activities5.4 New Instruments and Techniques
5.4.1 Introduction
5.4.2 Sector 1
5.4.3 Sector 2
5.4.4 Sector 3
5.4.5 Sector 4
6.1 Summary of Major Plans for the Future
6.2 Phase-2 Initiative6.2.1 Background
6.2.2 Beamline Plan in the APS Phase-2 Initiative6.3 FEL Project
6.3.1 FEL Computer Code
6.3.2 The FEL Line
6.3.3 Characteristics of the FEL Undulator
6.3.4 The Optical Diagnostics6.4 Center for Combinatorial Materials Science and Technology
6.5 Structural Genomics Project
6.6 References
7 APPENDICES
Appendix 1: 1997-1998 Publications by XFD StaffAppendix 2: 1997-1998 Invited Presentations by XFD Staff
Appendix 3: SRI-CAT Staff and Members
Appendix 4: Review Status of APS Collaborative Access Teams
Appendix 5: User Agreement and Proprietary Account Status (8/25/98)