16-ID-B: Sector 16 - Insertion Device

HPCAT-XSD
Chemistry, GeoScience, Materials Science, Physics, Polymer Science

High-pressure x-ray diffraction in diamond anvil cells with microfocused x-ray beam. Two independent experimental configurations: one for in-situ laser heating and one for general purpose applications (including low temperature cryostat, resistive heating, and dynamic diamond anvil cell).

Beamline Specifications
Source :
Monochromator Type : Si(111), Si(220), Ge(111)
Energy Range : 18-50 keV
Resolution : 1 x 10-4
Flux : 5 x 1012 @29 keV
Beam Size Hxv :
Focused : 2µm x 2µm
Quick Stats
Current Status
Operational/Accepting General Users
Access Mode
On-site Remote
Special Capabilities
Extreme pressure and temperature conditions (P: up to multiple megabars; T: 4 to several thousand K).
Beamline Contacts
JESSE SMITH
(General Purpose Table)
Email
 630.252.4017
ROSTISLAV HRUBIAK
(Laser Heating Table)
Email
 630.252.2264
DEAN SMITH
(Laser Heating & GP Table)
Email
 630.252.6119
Beamline Techniques
Microdiffraction
High-pressure diamond anvil cell
High-pressure diamond anvil cell - single crystal
Endstations
16-ID-B
Monochromatic side-branch station for micro beam diffraction
Detectors
PILATUS3 X 2M CdTe
Equipment
Cryostats
Membrane control system
On-line Ruby fluorescence system
On-line double-sided laser heating system
Rapid compression and decompression
Time resolved experiments
Resistive heating assemblies
On-line Raman
Additional Information
Additional Information
https://hpcat.aps.anl.gov/
Software
Dioptas, XDI, Diptera, PyRadiant, CrySalis, ImageJ, LightField
Beamline Controls and Data Acquisition
Dioptas, XDI, Diptera, PyRadiant, CrySalis, ImageJ, LightField