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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 BL6-2
Beam Line Website http://www-ssrl.slac.stanford.edu/beamlines/BL6-2.html
Owner/Operator SSRL
Operational (general use) yes
%Time available (general use) 67
Beam Line Schedule http://www-ssrl.slac.stanford.edu/xray_schedule.html
Experiments XAS
Ring Current (mA) 100
Source 54-pole permanent wiggler, 1.0T, Ec 6.0 keV
Acceptance (mrad) Acceptance 2.3mrad focused; 1.0mrad unfocused
Mirror(s) M0: Bent, cylindrical, Pt-coated fused silica; M1: Flat, bent, Ni coated, fused silica
Mirror cutoff (keV) M0: 22; M1: variable - typically 5
Monochromator In-vacuum; non-fixed exit slit; double flat crystal
Crystal type Si(111); water cooled
Energy Range (keV) 2.05 - 5 with M1; 2.05-20 with M0 or unfocused
Energy Resolution ~10E(-4) unfocused; ~5 x 10E(-4) focused, deltaE/E
Spot Size (mm) 1 x 3.5 focused; 3 x 20 unfocused (vertical x horizontal)
Flux ~5x10E(11) ph/sec at 9 keV, ~10E(10) ph/sec at 3 keV, 100 mA
Detector(s) 13-element Ge solid state array; Lytle detector; ion chambers on request
Cryostat(s) LHe, continuous flow on request
Other Instrumentation Motorized optical rail, slits, sample alignment stages, grazing incidence instrument on request
Special Capabilities Facilities for measurements at S K/Cl K edge region for biological samples
Software ICS (instrumentation control); XAS Collect (acquisition), Ge13Plus (detector setup), EXAFSPAK (analysis)
Computer Hardware DECAlpha 500/266 (OpenVMS); PC (Windows NT); Terminal server (Windows 2000); OpenVMS server access
Backup Devices Local: CD writer (PC); Network: FTP, autobackup to server; Backup server: 4 mm DAT, 8 mm, TK50, CD writer (OpenVMS)
Lab Facilities Sample prep lab; coldroom
Biohazard NIH P2
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