Capillary Tubes
Mail-in Users
Specific mail-in samples (for example air sensitive material) may require the use of additional glass or fused quartz capillary tubes. Any additional capillary must fit and be secured inside the supplied Kapton tube.
11-BM does not provide glass or quartz capillaries for mail-in experiments. Only Kapton tubes (with an inner diameter of 0.81 mm) are provided for the mail-in service.
Users are referred to the following vendors in the USA for capillaries:
Charles-Supper http://www.charles-supper.com/en/page/category.cfm?idCategory=13
or
Hampton Research http://hamptonresearch.com/menus.aspx?id=3&sid=110
Unless smaller sizes are required to avoid high X-ray absorption,
https://wiki-ext.aps.anl.gov/ug11bm/index.php/X-ray_absorption_%26_fluorescence
the 0.5 mm (always) and the 0.7 mm (sometimes) diameter capillaries fit inside the standard Kapton tubes supplied by 11-BM for mail-in samples. The Kapton tubes have a ID of 0.81 mm. The precision of the glass or quartz capillaries is sometimes poor, so the 0.7 can be tight fit, but usually work.
When returning samples loaded in glass capillaries, please leave a note in the package so we be sure to take extra care when handling.
best regards Matthew
Capillary Tubes available at 11-BM for on-site experiments
On-Site Users
A section of Kapton, Glass and fused Quartz capillary tubes are available at 11-BM for on-site experiments. Check with staff to confirm, but the materials and dimensions shown below are typically on hand.
