Supply of a Versatile X-ray Diffractometer based on a Laboratory Source at Diamond Light Source

Description

Located on the Harwell Science and Innovation Campus in Oxfordshire, Diamond is a leading-edge facility for science, engineering and innovation. It is the largest science facility to be built in the UK for 40 years and produces ultra-violet, infra-red and X-ray beams of exceptional brightness. The scope of this contract is to supply, deliver, install and commission a versatile x-ray system based on an x-ray source, optics. diffractometer and detector. The system will be located at a permanent fixed position on the floor of the Optics Fabrication Building Lab. 5. The instrument will be mainly dedicated for reflectivity measurements to characterise testing of multilayer optical elements for the Multilayer Deposition System. The optical elements to be tested are mirrors, thin films and multilayers. These will be either free standing or mounted on holders. Therefore, a large range of sample weights and sizes should be possible to be installed on the diffractometer. It is envisaged that the instrument will be used for measuring high resolution reflectivity. Mirror and multilayer measurements will be done at grazing incidence angle. The diffractometer will have to accommod…

Awards

Official publications

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  Published: 29 April 2025
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  Published: 28 April 2025
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  Published: 28 April 2025
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  Published: 28 April 2025
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  Published: 25 April 2025
• DLSITT1047 - I17 CSXID Beamline M4 and M6 Mirror Systems for Diamond Light Source
  Published: 25 April 2025
• DLSITT1032 - Supply of 1st Collimating Mirror for Beamline K18 at Diamond Light Source
  Published: 24 April 2025

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