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Each beamline at SLS is optimised for a specific technique. Actually 16 beamlines are in user operation. Depending on the type of radiation source, there are two types of beamlines (insertion-device and bending-magnet). In the layout they are indicated as open boxes and black dots, respectively.
Find the appropriate instrument/technique to tackle your research field by searching in the beamline finder table below and read more about the specification of the instrument(s) on the corresponding beamline website(s).
Beamline Finder
SLS Beamlines
| Long | Short | Full name | Insertion Device |
|---|---|---|---|
| X03MA | ADRESS | Advanced Resonant SpectroscopiesThe beamline is constructed to deliver soft-X-ray radiation and has a Resonant Inelastic X-ray Scattering (RIXS) endstation and an Angle-Resolved Photoelectron Emission (ARPES) endstation. The scientific activity at the beamline is focussed on correlated systems (transition metals and rare earths) and nanostructures. |
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| X12SA | cSAXS | Coherent Small-Angle X-Ray ScatteringExperimental types being performed include small-angle x-ray scattering (SAXS) of liquid and solid samples, gracing-incidence small-angle x-ray scattering (GISAXS), coherent difffractive imaging (CDI, SXDM), scanning x-ray microscopy (STXM, scanning SAXS), x-ray photon correlation spectroscopy (XPCS). The scientific activity at the beamline is focussed on investigations of the structure and dynamics of soft condensed matter systems and on coherent x-ray diffraction and imaging. |
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| X01DB | IR | Infrared Micro-SpectrometerIR spectroscopy is mainly used to investigate the chemical composition of samples. The technique is easy-to-use, non-destructive, and is useful in astronomy, biology, chemistry, and forensic sciences, for example. IR spectroscopy is used as well to investigate low energy excitations in the condensed phase. |
Bending magnet |
| X05LA | Micro-XAS | Micro X-ray Absorption SpectroscopyAt the microXAS beamline X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS) and X-ray fluorescence (XRF) experiments requiring high spatial resolution can be performed. Furthermore, the beamline allows investigations of time-dependent phenomena in the femtosecond time regime. |
U19 |
| X04SA | MS-Powder | Materials Science Beamline - Powder DiffractionBesides standard structural studies of capillary and flat plate samples, the PD instrument, with its various attachments and detectors, allows investigations of residual stress, texture, and real-time, in-situ processes. Plans exist to use the instrument in both high-resolution and fast access modes for studies of zeolite catalysts, intermetallic hydrogen storage materials, inked polymers, refractory ceramics and metallic multilayers. |
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| X04SA | MS-Surf-Diffr | Materials Science Beamline - Surface DiffractionSurface diffraction is a unique tool for determining the detailed atomic structure of crystalline surfaces. Please find a selection of research highlights performed at this endstation. |
U14 |
| X07DB | NanoXAS | Combination Scanning Transmission X-Ray Microspectroscope and Scanning Probe MicroscopeThe NanoXAS endstation consists of a scanning transmission X-ray microscope (STXM) in combination with a scanning probe microscope (SPM). By combining these techniques, the NanoXAS is able to obtain elemental and chemical composition, oxidation states, molecular orientation, topography, surface forces, as well as electric and magnetic properties on a variety of specimens with nanoscale resolution. |
Bending Magnet |
| X03DA | PEARL | PhotoEmission and Atomic Resolution LaboratoryThe PEARL (PhotoEmission and Atomic Resolution Laboratory) beamline is dedicated to the structural characterisation of surfaces and adsorbates with atomic resolution X-ray photoelectron diffraction (XPD) and scanning tunnelling microscopy. |
Bending Magnet |
| X07MB | Phoenix | Tender X-Ray microspectroscopyPHOENIX is a microspectroscopy beamline, which covers the energy range between 0.8-8keV, providing access to the K-edges of light elements (Na-Fe), with a beam size of 3X3 micrometre suited for imaging and spectroscopy. X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS) can be performed in fluorescence, transmission and total electron yield mode.The beamline offers a versatile sample environment, which allows users to adapt own in situ experiments to the beamline. The tender energy range provides research opportunities in many fields, including environmental science, chemistry, catalysis, energy research, biology, geology, or archaeology. |
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| X07DA | PolLux | Highly Versatile Scanning Transmission X-Ray MicrospectroscopePolLUX beamline allows the measuring of chemical maps on the nanometre scale. Such analyses serve materials science in the study of magnetism in nanostructures, which could ultimately lead to new magnetic storage systems. Environmental science also benefits from the PolLUX beamline. |
Bending Magnet |
| X06SA | PX | Macromolecular CrystallographyThe first beam line for protein crystallography X06SA (PXI) is particularly suited for large unit cells and small crystals. |
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| X10SA | PXII | Macromolecular CrystallographyThe second beam line for protein crystallography has been jointly funded by the Max Planck Society (MPG) and the pharmaceutical companies Novartis and Hoffmann La Roche. The three partners and the Paul Scherrer Institute are therefore the principal users of this facility. The design and construction of beam line X10SA (PXII) is based on the highly successful first beam line X06SA (PXI) and is particularly suited for large unit cells and small crystals. As an option that can be applied for by all users, crystallographic data collection can be complemented by optical spectroscopy with an on-axis microspectrophotometer. |
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| X06DA | PXIII | Macromolecular CrystallographyX06DA (PXIII) is the third protein crystallography beamline at the Swiss Light Source. It is funded by a partnership between the Paul Scherrer Institut and Swiss and international pharmaceutical companies (Novartis, Actelion, Boehringer Ingelheim and Proteros). Complementing the existing high performance undulator beamlines X06SA and X10SA, the optical concept and the experimental environment for PXIII have been optimized for simplicity. The beamline receives light from a 2.9T superbend magnet. The optical design results in a sub 100 micron x 100 micron focused beam at the sample position with a total photon flux comparable to an undulator beamline. The experimental station offers both efficient manual mounting with a mini-hutch design and automatic robotic sample mounting. In addition, a crystallization facility will be built in the beamline as well. |
Superbend |
| X11MA | SIM | Surfaces / Interfaces MicroscopyThe permanent endstation of the SIM beamline is a Photoemission Electron microscope (PEEM) (Model: LEEM III, Elmitec GmbH). It allows to image samples using the photoelectric effect with very high spatial resolution. |
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| X09LA | SIS-COPHEE | Surface and Interface Spectroscopy - Complete Photoemission Experiment (COPHEE)The Surface and Interface Spectroscopy beamline (SIS) provides a state-of-the-art experimental set-up to study the electronic and atomic structure of surfaces. The beamline has been designed for high photon energy resolution with low harmonic contamination and flexible light polarization. COPHEE, the complete photoemission experiment can measure all properties of photoelectrons excited from a sample surface, namely energy, momentum and spin-polarization. |
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| X09LA | SIS-ULTRA | Surface and Interface Spectroscopy - Low-Temperature High-Resolution Angle-Resolved Photoemission (ULTRA)The Surface and Interface Spectroscopy beamline (SIS) provides a state-of-the-art experimental set-up to study the electronic and atomic structure of surfaces. The beamline has been designed for high photon energy resolution with low harmonic contamination and flexible light polarization. ULTRA endstation is designed for high-resolution angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy (ARPES) at temperatures down to 4 K. |
UE212 (twins) |
| X09LA | SIS-User | Surface and Interface Spectroscopy - UserThe Surface and Interface Spectroscopy beamline (SIS) provides a state-of-the-art experimental set-up to study the electronic and atomic structure of surfaces. The beamline has been designed for high photon energy resolution with low harmonic contamination and flexible light polarization. The User-endstation... |
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| X10DA | Super-XAS | X-ray absorption and emission spectroscopy (XAS and XES)The SuperXAS beamline includes a large variety of detection systems and sample environments and is thus attractive for researchers from a variety of fields: e.g. material science, catalysis, environmental science, biology, geology and archeology. Techniques that are available at the beamline include time resolved X- ray absorption fine structure (XAFS) spectroscopy (minute to the milli second range), X-ray fluorescence (XRF) and X-ray emission spectroscopy (XES). |
Superbend |
| X02DA | TOMCAT | Tomographic Microscopy and Coherent Radiology ExperimentsThe beamline provides monochromatic as well as white beam to a state-of-the art tomographic microscopy endstation. The endstation performs absorption as well as phase contrast imaging with an isotropic voxel size ranging from 0.360 microns up to 14.8 microns.Phase contrast is obtained either with simple edge-enhancement, a modified transport of intensity approach or with grating interferometry. Typical acquisition times are in the order of few minutes, depending on energy and resolution. The scientific activity at the beamline is focussed on the development of phase contrast imaging techniques, as well as the visualization and quantification of complex 3D-microstructures in biological materials. |
Superbend |
| X04DB | VUV | Vacuum Ultraviolet RadiationThe scientific activity at the beamline is focussed on reactions and species relevant to low temperature combustion. Laser spectroscopy and time-of-flight mass spectrometry have been applied as means to characterize short-lived intermediate compounds that govern ignition. Expanding the scope of our work, we will use synchrotron radiation in the VUV range for state-selective ionization and dissociation. The tunability of synchrotron light makes it a versatile tool for the mapping of potential energy surfaces. |
Bending magnet |
| X07MA | X-Treme | X-Ray Magnetic Circular Dichroism under extreme ConditionsThe X-Treme beamline is dedicated to x-ray magnetic (circular or linear) dichroism technique in the soft x-ray range. The technique is element selective and is used for example for the study of magnetic anisotropy and exchange coupling. The energy range covers the L2,3-edges (2p to 3d transition) of 3d transition metals and M4,5-edges of lanthanides (3d to 4f transition), in addition to the K-edges of light elements like O, N, F. Scientific areas of interest are: single molecule magnets, magnetic nanocrystals, self-assembly of nanomagnets on surfaces and strongly correlated electron systems. |
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| X09LA | XIL | X-ray Interference Lithography (XIL)The X-ray interference lithography facility at the Swiss Light Source (SLS) is a unique tool to obtain periodic nanostructures with periods as small as 25nm.The beamline provides spatially coherent beam in the Extreme Ultraviolet (EUV) energy range. Because of this the technique is also called Extreme-Ultraviolet Interference Lithography (EUV-IL). |
UE212 (twins) |
1) Insertion Device
The highest brightness at a beamline can be reached by means of insertion devices ( Undulators, marked with U and Wigglers, marked with W). The number behind the letter for the device is the period length in mm. The letter E in the name of an undulator means elliptical polarization
is possible.
2) Bending magnet beamlines
This type of beamline uses the radiation which is coming from the central bending magnet of a triple bend achromat. 8 of those 12 central bends are equipped with 2 exit ports each (type A from the middle and type B from the entrance of a bend). The maximum potential for such beamlines is thus 2 * 8 = 16 bending magnet beamlines.