ID16B: a hard X‐ray nanoprobe beamline at the ESRF for nano‐analysis. (1st January 2016) - Martínez‐Criado, Gema
Abstract : Within the framework of the ESRF Phase I Upgrade Programme, a new state‐of‐the‐art synchrotron beamline ID16B has been recently developed for hard X‐ray nano‐analysis. The construction of ID16B was driven by research areas with major scientific and societal impact such as nanotechnology, earth and environmental sciences, and bio‐medical research. Based on a canted undulator source, this long beamline provides hard X‐ray nanobeams optimized mainly for spectroscopic applications, including the combination of X‐ray fluorescence, X‐ray diffraction, X‐ray excited optical luminescence, X‐ray absorption spectroscopy and 2D/3D X‐ray imaging techniques. Its end‐station re‐uses part of the apparatus of the earlier ID22 beamline, while improving and enlarging the spectroscopic capabilities: for example, the experimental arrangement offers improved lateral spatial resolution (∼50 nm), a larger and more flexible capability for in situ experiments, and monochromatic nanobeams tunable over a wider energy range which now includes the hard X‐ray regime (5–70 keV). This paper describes the characteristics of this new facility, short‐term technical developments and the first scientific results.