Tomsk Polytechnic University (TPU), in collaboration with the Institute for Physics of Microstructures of the Russian Academy of Sciences, has created a two-mirror monochromator and a unique focusing system for the "Microfocus" experimental station of the Siberian Circular Photon Source (SKIF). This was reported by the press service of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation.
This type of equipment has been created in Russia for the first time. It allows controlling the synchrotron radiation beam.
When it hits the monochromator, the required energy range is selected and turns from white to pink. Then, this monochromatic beam can be focused on the sample for its study.
The two-mirror monochromator serves to prepare the synchrotron radiation beam and takes on the main thermal load. The device reduces the intensity of the beam to the required parameters, eliminating the need for cryogenic cooling in the following stages and maintaining the quality of radiation in the specified spectral range.
The focusing system ensures the formation of a beam with sizes from microns to nanometers. It allows focusing radiation on the sample under study, achieving record parameters for Russia — up to 140x540 nanometers.
These developments will significantly increase the capabilities of the "Microfocus" station. The SKIF facility will become one of the key platforms for fundamental and applied research in Russia.
Earlier, www1.ru reported that the linear accelerator of the SKIF Shared Resource Center has begun to be installed near Novosibirsk.
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