The high-energy x-ray diffraction and scattering beamline at the Canadian Light Source

Abstract

The optical design for the high-energy x-ray diffraction and scattering beamline of the Brockhouse sector at the Canadian Light Source is described. The design is based on a single side-bounce silicon focusing monochromator that steers the central part of a high-field permanent magnet wiggler beam into the experimental station. Two different configurations are proposed: a higher energy resolution with vertical focusing and a lower energy resolution with horizontal and vertical focusing. The monochromator will have the possibility of mounting three crystals: one crystal optimized for 35 keV that focuses in the horizontal and vertical directions using reflection (1,1,1) and two other crystals both covering the energies above 40 keV: one with only vertical focusing and another one with horizontal and vertical focusing. The geometry of the last two monochromator crystals was optimized to use reflections (4,2,2) and (5,3,3) to cover the broad energy range from 40 to 95 keV.

New examples of non-cooperative octahedral tilting in a double perovskite: phase transitions in K3GaF6

“…The K 3 GaF 6 sample was synthesized by following the wet chemical method described in Rawat et al (2017). Temperature dependent powder diffraction data was acquired on the Brockhouse high energy wiggler beamline at the Canadian Light Source using a Perkin Elmer area detector (Gomez et al, 2018). A diffraction pattern was collected every 5 K between 90 and 500 K using an Oxford Cryostream to control the temperature.…”

Co-precipitation of Mg-doped Ni0.8Co0.1Mn0.1(OH)2: effect of magnesium doping and washing on the battery cell performance

“…Synchrotron X-ray measurements of samples listed in Table 1 were carried out at the Brockhouse High Energy Wiggler Beamline 26 was applied for the PDF calculation. The obtained raw 2D diffraction patterns (Fig.…”

“…The particle size distribution (PSD) during the co-precipitation was determined using a Malvern Mastersizer 3000 (Malvern Panalytical) instrument. Synchrotron X-ray measurements of the samples (listed in Table 1) were carried out at the Brockhouse High Energy Wiggler Beamline, 26 Canadian Light Source (CLS), Canada. A 2D PerkinElmer detector, 200 × 200 μm 2 pixel size and 40 × 40 cm 2 in area, was placed downstream of the powders in Kapton capillary, allowing data acquisition in transmission mode.…”

Unveiling Non-isothermal Crystallization of CaO–Al2O3–B2O3–Na2O–Li2O–SiO2 Glass via In Situ X-ray Scattering and Raman Spectroscopy

“…In Situ HE-SXRD and PDF. The in situ HE-SXRD and in situ PDF of the powder glass were carried out at the Brockhouse High Energy Wiggler Beamline, 25 Canadian Light Source, Canada. The refined wavelength of the monochromatic focused beam from standard Ni calibrants was 0.1771 Å.…”