Previous announcements

Current operations (May 31-August 2, 2022)

The 2022-2 run cycle began May 31. We are currently able to receive mail-in samples. Please register and ship your samples when you are ready.

We are able to run standard mail-in measurements, which are conducted at ambient conditions for powder/solid samples that can be loaded into 1.1 mm kapton capillaries.

For standard mail-in measurements only, please submit a rapid access mail-in proposal as described here. Mail-in proposals can be submitted at any time.

For all other experiments (non-standard ex situ and all in situ measuremements), please submit either a rapid access proposal for the 2022-2 cycle (no deadline) or a regular general user proposal (3 submission deadlines/year) as appropriate. We recommend contacting beamline staff regarding feasibility of the proposed experiments before submission.

End of 2022-1 cycle approaching!

The 2022-1 cycle will end April 28, 2022. If you have not already shipped your samples to 11-ID-B, please contact beamline staff regarding the feasibility of measuring your samples before the end of the run. The beam will come back up in June 2022.

Current operations (February 1-April 28, 2022)

The 2022-1 run cycle began February 1. We are currently able to receive mail-in samples. Please register and ship your samples when you are ready.

Currently, the APS is in limited operations, with no external users on site. We are in limited operations during the 2022-1 run, with 2-3 external users on site per experiment. We are able to run standard mail-in measurements, which are conducted at ambient conditions for powder/solid samples that can be loaded into 1.1 mm kapton capillaries. We are also able to run non-capillary samples at ambient conditions and a limited selection of simple in situ experiments for remote users.

For standard mail-in measurements only, please submit a rapid access mail-in proposal as described here. Mail-in proposals can be submitted at any time.

For non-capillary samples or simple in situ experiments, please contact beamline staff, who will advise you as to whether your experiment lies within the scope of our current operations. Some general guidelines for feasible experiments include use of standard beamline-provided sample environments, limited on-site (APS) staff time required, and no on-site (APS) wet chemistry lab use required. Beamline staff may advise you to submit either a rapid access proposal for the 2022-1 cycle (no deadline) or a regular general user proposal (3 submission deadlines/year) as appropriate.

For all other experiments, please submit a regular general user proposal. We recommend contacting beamline staff regarding feasibility of the proposed experiments before submission.

Maintenance period (December 22, 2021-February 1, 2022)

The APS maintenance period begins December 22, 2021 (see APS long range schedule here). No X-ray measurements can be performed during this time period. We expect to resume standard mail-in measurements after the maintenance period ends February 1, 2022.

After the APS maintenance period, we expect to be in limited operations during the 2022-1 run, with limited external users on site. We are able to run standard mail-in measurements, which are conducted at ambient conditions for powder/solid samples that can be loaded into 1.1 mm kapton capillaries. We are also able to run non-capillary samples at ambient conditions and a limited selection of simple in situ experiments for remote users.

For standard mail-in measurements only, please submit a rapid access mail-in proposal as described here. Mail-in proposals can be submitted at any time.

For non-capillary samples or simple in situ experiments, please contact beamline staff, who will advise you as to whether your experiment lies within the scope of our current operations. Some general guidelines for feasible experiments include use of standard beamline-provided sample environments, limited on-site (APS) staff time required, and no on-site (APS) wet chemistry lab use required. Beamline staff may advise you to submit either a rapid access proposal for the current cycle (no deadline) or a regular general user proposal (3 submission deadlines/year) as appropriate.

For all other experiments, please submit a regular general user proposal. We recommend contacting beamline staff regarding feasibility of the proposed experiments before submission.

Current operations (October 4-December 21, 2021)

The 2021-3 run cycle began October 4, 2021. We are currently able to receive mail-in samples. Please register and ship your samples when you are ready.

Currently, the APS is in limited operations, with limited external users on site. We are able to run standard mail-in measurements, which are conducted at ambient conditions for powder/solid samples that can be loaded into 1.1 mm kapton capillaries. We are also able to run non-capillary samples at ambient conditions and a limited selection of simple in situ experiments for remote users.

For standard mail-in measurements only, please submit a rapid access mail-in proposal as described here. Mail-in proposals can be submitted at any time.

For non-capillary samples or simple in situ experiments, please contact beamline staff, who will advise you as to whether your experiment lies within the scope of our current operations. Some general guidelines for feasible experiments include use of standard beamline-provided sample environments, limited on-site (APS) staff time required, and no on-site (APS) wet chemistry lab use required. Beamline staff may advise you to submit either a rapid access proposal for the 2021-2 cycle (no deadline) or a regular general user proposal (3 submission deadlines/year) as appropriate.

For all other experiments, please submit a regular general user proposal. We recommend contacting beamline staff regarding feasibility of the proposed experiments before submission.

Maintenance period (August 3-September 13, 2021)

The APS maintenance period begins August 3, 2021. No X-ray measurements can be performed during this time period. We expect to resume standard mail-in measurements after the maintenance period ends September 13, 2021. We strongly recommend that users wait until after September 6, 2021 to ship any pending mail-in samples.

Current operations (May 24, 2021)

The 2021-2 cycle starts June 2, 2021. We are currently able to receive mail-in samples. Please register and ship your samples when you are ready.

Currently, the APS is in limited operations, with limited external users on site. We are able to run standard mail-in measurements, which are conducted at ambient conditions for powder/solid samples that can be loaded into 1.1 mm kapton capillaries. We are also able to run non-capillary samples at ambient conditions and a limited selection of simple in situ experiments for remote users.

For standard mail-in measurements only, please submit a rapid access mail-in proposal as described here. Mail-in proposals can be submitted at any time.

For non-capillary samples or simple in situ experiments, please contact beamline staff, who will advise you as to whether your experiment lies within the scope of our current operations. Some general guidelines for feasible experiments include use of standard beamline-provided sample environments, limited on-site (APS) staff time required, and no on-site (APS) wet chemistry lab use required. Beamline staff may advise you to submit either a rapid access proposal for the 2021-2 cycle (no deadline) or a regular general user proposal (3 submission deadlines/year) as appropriate.

For all other experiments, please submit a regular general user proposal. We recommend contacting beamline staff regarding feasibility of the proposed experiments before submission.

Shutdown period (April 21-June 2, 2021) + 2 week mail-in database outage (April 30-May 11, 2021)

The 2021-1 cycle ended April 21, 2021. Additionally, the mail-in database will not be available from April 30 to May 11, 2021. During this outage, you will be unable to request sample holders or register samples, and beamline staff will not be on site to receive your shipments. We recommend users wait until after May 11 to ship any pending mail-in samples, which will be measured after the beam comes back for the 2021-2 cycle.

Current operations (January 20, 2021)

The 2021-1 cycle starts January 26, 2021. We are currently able to receive mail-in samples. Please register and ship your samples when you are ready.

Currently, the APS is in limited operations, with no external users on site. We are able to run standard mail-in measurements, which are conducted at ambient conditions for powder/solid samples that can be loaded into 1.1 mm kapton capillaries. We are also able to run non-capillary samples at ambient conditions and a limited selection of simple in situ experiments for remote users.

For standard mail-in measurements only, please submit a rapid access mail-in proposal as described here. Mail-in proposals can be submitted at any time.

For non-capillary samples or simple in situ experiments, please contact beamline staff, who will advise you as to whether your experiment lies within the scope of our current operations. Some general guidelines for feasible experiments include use of standard beamline-provided sample environments, limited on-site (APS) staff time required, and no on-site (APS) wet chemistry lab use required. Beamline staff may advise you to submit either a rapid access proposal for the 2021-1 cycle (no deadline) or a regular general user proposal (3 submission deadlines/year) as appropriate.

For all other experiments, please submit a regular general user proposal. We recommend contacting beamline staff regarding feasibility of the proposed experiments before submission.

Upcoming winter shutdown period (December 17, 2020-January 26, 2021)

The current run (2020-3) ends December 17, 2020. We strongly recommend that users wait until after January 14, 2021 to ship any pending mail-in samples. Please note that ANL's shipping and receiving department will be closed from December 23, 2020 through January 4, 2020, so packages cannot be delivered during that time.

Current operations (October 19, 2020)

We are currently able to receive mail-in samples. Please register and ship your samples when you are ready.

Currently, the APS is in limited operations, with no external users on site. We are able to run standard mail-in measurements, which are conducted at ambient conditions for powder/solid samples that can be loaded into 1.1 mm kapton capillaries. We are also able to run non-capillary samples at ambient conditions and a limited selection of simple in situ experiments for remote users.

For standard mail-in measurements only, please submit a rapid access mail-in proposal as described here. Mail-in proposals can be submitted at any time.

For non-capillary samples or simple in situ experiments, please contact beamline staff, who will advise you as to whether your experiment lies within the scope of our current operations. Some general guidelines for feasible experiments include use of standard beamline-provided sample environments, limited on-site (APS) staff time required, and no on-site (APS) wet chemistry lab use required. Beamline staff may advise you to submit either a rapid access proposal for the 2020-3 cycle (no deadline) or a regular general user proposal (3 submission deadlines/year) as appropriate.

For all other experiments, please submit a regular general user proposal. We recommend contacting beamline staff regarding feasibility of the proposed experiments before submission.

Current operations (September 14-26, 2020)

We are currently able to receive mail-in samples. Please register and ship your samples when you are ready.

Currently, the APS is in limited operations, with no external users on site. We are able to run standard mail-in measurements, which are conducted at ambient conditions for powder/solid samples that can be loaded into 1.1 mm kapton capillaries. We are also able to run non-capillary samples at ambient conditions and a limited selection of simple in situ experiments for remote users.

For standard mail-in measurements only, please submit a rapid access mail-in proposal as described here. Mail-in proposals can be submitted at any time.

For non-capillary samples or simple in situ experiments, please contact beamline staff, who will advise you as to whether your experiment lies within the scope of our current operations. Some general guidelines for feasible experiments include use of standard beamline-provided sample environments, limited on-site (APS) staff time required, and no on-site (APS) wet chemistry lab use required. Beamline staff may advise you to submit either a rapid access proposal (no deadline) or a regular general user proposal (3 submission deadlines/year) as appropriate.

For all other experiments, please submit a regular general user proposal. We recommend contacting beamline staff regarding feasibility of the proposed experiments before submission.

Maintenance period (August 13-September 13, 2020)

The APS maintenance period begins at 12:00 August 13 and runs until September 13. No X-ray measurements can be performed during this time period. We expect to resume standard mail-in measurements after the maintenance period. Please note that standard mail-in measurements are performed on powder/solid samples loaded into 1.1 mm kapton capillaries at ambient conditions only. For all other experiments, please contact beamline staff.

Mail-in samples can now be shipped to the beamline, and will be run sometime after the beam comes back up (September 14th or later).

11-ID-B only: Please wait until September 6th before shipping standard mail-in samples unless otherwise instructed by beamline staff.

For 17-BM, 11-BM, and all other measurements at 11-ID-B, please contact beamline staff.

Current operations (August 4, 2020)

Currently, the APS is in limited operations, with no external users on site. We are able to run standard mail-in measurements, which are conducted at ambient conditions for powder/solid samples that can be loaded into 1.1 mm kapton capillaries. We are also able to run non-capillary samples at ambient conditions and a limited selection of simple in situ experiments for remote users.

For standard mail-in measurements only, please submit a rapid access mail-in proposal as described here. Mail-in proposals can be submitted at any time.

For non-capillary samples or simple in situ experiments, please contact beamline staff, who will advise you as to whether your experiment lies within the scope of our current operations. Some general guidelines for feasible experiments include use of standard beamline-provided sample environments, limited on-site (APS) staff time required, and no on-site (APS) wet chemistry lab use required. Beamline staff may advise you to submit either a rapid access proposal (no deadline) or a regular general user proposal (3 submission deadlines/year) as appropriate.

For all other experiments, please submit a regular general user proposal. We recommend contacting beamline staff regarding feasibility of the proposed experiments before submission.