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Title: A Superbend X-Ray Microdiffraction Beamline at the Advanced Light Source

Journal Article · · Materials Science and Engineering A

Beamline 12.3.2 at the Advanced Light Source is a newly commissioned beamline dedicated to x-ray microdiffraction. It operates in both monochromatic and polychromatic radiation mode. The facility uses a superconducting bending magnet source to deliver an X-ray spectrum ranging from 5 to 22 keV. The beam is focused down to {approx} 1 um size at the sample position using a pair of elliptically bent Kirkpatrick-Baez mirrors enclosed in a vacuum box. The sample placed on high precision stages can be raster-scanned under the microbeam while a diffraction pattern is taken at each step. The arrays of diffraction patterns are then analyzed to derive distribution maps of phases, strain/stress and/or plastic deformation inside the sample.

Research Organization:
Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
Advanced Light Source Division
DOE Contract Number:
DE-AC02-05CH11231
OSTI ID:
953690
Report Number(s):
LBNL-1807E; TRN: US1001338
Journal Information:
Materials Science and Engineering A, Journal Name: Materials Science and Engineering A
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English