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SSRL Beamlines: BL1-5 , BL4-2 , BL6-2 , BL7-1 , BL7-3 , BL9-1 , BL9-2 , BL9-3 , BL11-1 , BL11-3 , BL12-2

Beamline Name BL4-2
Beam Line Website http://www-ssrl.slac.stanford.edu/~saxs
Owner/Operator SSRL-SMB-SAXS
Operational (general use) yes
%Time available (general use) 100
Beam Line Schedule http://www-ssrl.slac.stanford.edu/xray_schedule.html
Experiments SAXS,WAXS,USAXS,ASAXS
Ring Current (mA) 100
Source 20-pole permanent magnet wiggler, 2.0 T (0.67 T for 2006)
Acceptance (mrad) Acceptance up to 2.0 mrad
Mirror(s) bent cylinder, Pt-coated Si (1:1 demagnification)
Mirror cutoff (keV) ~11.5
Monochromator In-He; non-fixed exit slit; double flat crystal
Crystal type Si(111) or W/B4C multilayers, water-cooled
Energy Range (keV) 6-11.5
Energy Resolution ~10E(-4) for Si(111); 2% for multilayers, deltaE/E
Spot Size (mm) 0.2mm x 1.0mm (vertical x horizontal FWHM) and smaller
Flux ~10E(11) ph/sec with Si(111), at 9 keV, 100 mA, 3 GeV; ~3x10E(12) ph/sec with multilayers
Detector(s) avalanche photo diode for USAXS
Cryostat(s) N/A
Other Instrumentation solution scattering cells, stopped-flow mixer, in-vacuum solution cell, flow-cell, goniostat for oriented samples
Special Capabilities time-resolved studies, single crystal diffraction at very small angles, Bonse-Hart USAXS setup, wide angle to D~3A, anomalous scattering
Software BluICE (MarCCD, USAXS), Hi-Pic (II-CCD), Sup_Main (gas detectors)
Computer Hardware Linux PC cluster with 850GB RAID disk array; WindowsXP PCs; DECAlpha XP1000/667 (Digital UNIX)
Backup Devices DVD+- writer
Lab Facilities Sample prep lab; cold room; high-speed centrifuge; ultra-centrifuge; ultra low-temp. freezer;
Biohazard NIH P2
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