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Title: CAMP@FLASH: an end-station for imaging, electron- and ion-spectroscopy, and pump–probe experiments at the FLASH free-electron laser

Journal Article · · Journal of Synchrotron Radiation (Online)

The non-monochromatic beamline BL1 at the FLASH free-electron laser facility at DESY was upgraded with new transport and focusing optics, and a new permanent end-station, CAMP, was installed. This multi-purpose instrument is optimized for electron- and ion-spectroscopy, imaging and pump–probe experiments at free-electron lasers. It can be equipped with various electron- and ion-spectrometers, along with large-area single-photon-counting pnCCD X-ray detectors, thus enabling a wide range of experiments from atomic, molecular, and cluster physics to material and energy science, chemistry and biology. Here, an overview of the layout, the beam transport and focusing capabilities, and the experimental possibilities of this new end-station are presented, as well as results from its commissioning.

Research Organization:
Kansas State Univ., Manhattan, KS (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
Grant/Contract Number:
FG02-86ER13491
OSTI ID:
1462589
Alternate ID(s):
OSTI ID: 1499257
Journal Information:
Journal of Synchrotron Radiation (Online), Journal Name: Journal of Synchrotron Radiation (Online) Vol. 25 Journal Issue: 5; ISSN 1600-5775
Publisher:
International Union of Crystallography (IUCr)Copyright Statement
Country of Publication:
Denmark
Language:
English
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Cited by: 30 works
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