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User Wiki for APS Beamline 11-BM

This wiki contains information for users of the APS beamline 11-BM; new content is added periodically.

Safety & Training

APS Safety & Training Links: http://www.aps.anl.gov/Safety_and_Training/

XSD division Safety & Training Links: http://www.aps.anl.gov/Xray_Science_Division/Safety/

Experiment Safety Approval Forms (ESAFs): http://www.aps.anl.gov/Safety_and_Training/Experiment_Safety_Approval_Form/index.html

Experiment Hazard Classes http://www.aps.anl.gov/Safety_and_Training/Experiment_Hazard_Classes/index.html

User Policies in APS Central Documents: http://centraldocs.aps.anl.gov/policy_procedures/user/

APS-IT Emergency Line dial 2-9700 to report and or listen to a status message about major IT system and network outages

Sample Preparation

under construction

Mail-In Powder Diffraction Measurements

Using Glass or Fused Quartz Capillaries

X-ray Absorption and Fluorescence

Samples with Strong X-Ray Absorption

Nesting Glass/Quartz Capillaries in Kapton Tubes

Air Sensitive Samples

On-Site Experiments

Supplies and Tools
- Capillaries

Hazards

Videos

old links

Notes for Sample Prep with Nested Capillaries in Kapton (.pdf download)
Powder Sieves
Useful Sample Prep Tools
Nesting Capillaries in Kapton Tubes

Beamline Controls

Sample Robot

Data Collection

Instrumental Background (No sample)

see 11BM webpage for more info: http://11bm.xor.aps.anl.gov/standards_data.html

Plot of background for empty 11-BM 0.8 mm Kapton capillary (@ 30 KeV) http://11bm.xor.aps.anl.gov/data/standards/Kapton/2010_1/11BM_Kapton.jpg

Plot of empty background (no sample or capillary)for 11-BM, air scatter only (@ 30 KeV) http://11bm.xor.aps.anl.gov/data/standards/background/11BM_background_air_scatter.jpg

Software

Data Collection/Processing

On-Site Users: Beamline Controls

Data Analysis

Sample Environments

pages for more information on specific environments

Gas Handling Equipment

Other Equipment

Temperature Controls, Power Supplies etc

Status & History

11-BM Status Page http://11bm.xor.aps.anl.gov/status/status.html

APS Ring Status http://www.aps.anl.gov/Facility/Status/

11-BM Parameter Log

APS Twitter Beam Status Feed

11BM Twitter Beam Status Feed

Video Webcams & Monitors

11-BM Rapid Access

Rapid Access Instructions

Standards Data

standards reference powder diffraction data

http://11bm.xray.aps.anl.gov/standards_data.html

11-BM, APS & ANL Links

11-BM Homepage http://11bm.xor.aps.anl.gov/home.html

SRS Group (Sector 11) Homepage http://www.aps.anl.gov/Xray_Science_Division/Structural_Science/

APS Beam Status & History http://www.aps.anl.gov/Facility/Status/

GUP, ESAF & APS Training links http://www.aps.anl.gov/Users/Current/

APS Beamline Phone Directory http://www.aps.anl.gov/Beamlines/Phone_Directory/

Argonne Library (internal only)

Local Dining Options

Assorted Links

NIST SRM Certificates

11BM Calibration Sample: Lattice & Atomic Position Values

11-BM YouTube Video Channel

ICSD Web Access (inorganic crystal structure database, ANL on-site only)