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11-BM User Wiki

This wiki contains information for on-site users of the APS beamline 11-BM. New content will be added with time.

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

• Absorb: compute X-ray absorption for powder XRD capillary samples (11BM page)

• MuCal: calculate x-ray absorption coefficients (by C. Segre @ IIT/ANL)

Beamline Controls

• MEDM Status Displays
• UserControl

Data Processing

• Calibration
• Merge
• Off-Site Merge

Equipment

• Oxford Helium Cryostat
• N2 Cyrostream
• Hot Gas Blower
• Red Goniometer Spinner/Oscillation Stage

Status & History

• 11-BM Status Page

• APS Ring 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

Useful APS & ANL Links

• 11-BM Homepage
• SRS Group (Sector 11) Homepage

• Beam Status & History
• GUP, ESAF & APS Training links

• APS Beamline Phone Numbers
• APS Contacts
• ANL Map & visitor links

• Argonne Library (internal only)

• 401 Grill
• Argonne Guest House

• Local Dining Options

Assorted Other Stuff

• 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