Contents

• Contents
• 1. Introduction
• 2. General description of the 6ID-D Beamline
  • 2.1 Beam Conditions
  • 2.2 Motors
  • 2.3 Special equipment
    • 2.3.1 Filter banks
    • 2.3.2 Detector systems
  • 2.4 Sample environments
  • 2.5 Saftey
• 3. Getting spec running for a beamtime
  • 3.1 Preparing the spec macros
    • 3.1.1 6ID-D Side Station
    • 3.1.2 6ID-B Main Station
  • 3.2 Setting up spec
    • 3.2.1 Doing a fresh start
    • 3.2.2 Executing the startup script
    • 3.2.3 Getting the automatic creation of fio files to run
    • 3.2.4 Checking the creation of proper data files
• 4. spec
  • 4.1 Site specific macros
    • 4.1.1 To move and scan PVs
  • 4.2 Handling macros
  • 4.3 Motors
  • 4.4 General stuff
  • 4.5 Counting
  • 4.6 Scans
  • 4.7 Energy
  • 4.8 Temperature control macros
  • 4.9 UB-matrix
    • 4.9.1 Commands from
  • 4.10 Tips for programmers
  • 4.11 Explanation of the different custom made macros
    • 4.11.1 hp_fio.mac
    • 4.11.2 GPIB macros
    • 4.11.3 hp_SI_controller.mac
    • 4.11.4 hp_lakeshore340.mac
    • 4.11.5 hp_move.mac
    • 4.11.6 hp_mono_6idd.mac
    • 4.11.7 hp_motor_6idd.mac
    • 4.11.8 hp_mca.mac
    • 4.11.9 hp_DAC_vmic4116.mac
    • 4.11.10 hp_filter_6idd.mac
    • 4.11.11 hp_ubm.mac
    • 4.11.12 hp_mar.mac
    • 4.11.13 dw_shutter.mac
    • 4.11.14 dw_pv.mac
    • 4.11.15 dw_escan.mac
• 5. Data analysis with spectra
  • 5.1 Getting spectra to run properly
  • 5.2 Commands usefull for data analysis
• 6. Using the image plate scanner mar345
  • 6.1 Taking your data home
• 7. Alignement of the 6ID-D Side Station monochromator
  • 7.1 Alignement of the white beam mask
  • 7.2 Alignement of the filters
  • 7.3 Alignement of the first monochromator crystal
  • 7.4 Alignement of the second monochromator crystal
• 8. Equipment Protection System (EPS)
• List of Figures
• List of Tables
• Bibliography
• Acknowledgement
• Index
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