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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/

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/

Sample Preparation

• Notes for Sample Prep with Nested Capillaries in Kapton (.pdf download)

• Mail-In Sample Prep Notes @ 11-BM Webpage or as .pdf download

• Sample Preparation Gallery

• X-ray absorption & fluorescence

Beamline Controls

• MEDM Status Displays
• UserControl

Data Collection

Instrument Background

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

Data Processing

• Calibration
• Merge
• Off-Site Merge

Equipment

• Oxford Helium Cryostat
• Hot Gas Blower (Cyberstar)

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

• 11BM Web Camera:Side View (restricted)
• 11BM Web Camera:Beam Path View (restricted)
• 11BM Video Server
• 11BM Live Data

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/

• APS Contacts
• ANL Map & visitor links

• Argonne Library (internal only)

• 401 Grill
• Argonne Guest House

• Local Dining Options

Assorted Links

• NIST SRM Certificates

• 11-BM YouTube Video Channel

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

GSAS/EXPGUI Notes

• Sequential GSAS
• GSAS Refinement Hints