XALOC Status
Evolution of the construction of XALOC
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14 Jan 2009 Hutches are being installed
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23 Feb 2009 (view from the bridge) Hutches and pillar structures have been painted |
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23 Feb 2009 (outboard side wall) Hutches and pillar structures have been painted |
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20 Mar 2009 (view from the bridge) Trays, PSS and electrical installations are in progress |
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21 May 2009 (view from the bridge) Fluid pipes installation is in progress. Optics to come soon! |
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21 May 2009 (outboard side wall) PSS and electrical installations are done. Optics to come soon! |
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19 June 2009 Main optical elements have been installed! (from far to close) Monochromator, Vertical Focusing Mirror, and Horizontal Focusing Mirror. |
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18 March 2010 End station starts installation The diffractometer (md2m, white), the diffractometer table (blue) and the automatic sample changer (yellow) are already in place. |
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| 25 March 2011 General view of the XALOC beamline. and the Alba Experimental Hall Almost all cabling has been routed and racks are in place |
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End station 6 May 2011 (view of the inside of the Experimental Hutch) The detector table (red) is being assembled vessels of XALOC. Cabling to the diffractometer and diff table (blue) and the automatic sample changer (yellow) has been mostly installed. |
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End station 18 July 2011 (view of the inside of the Experimental Hutch) Pulatus 6M detector already integrated. Robot (yellow) and diffractometer also in place. |
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BL13 team celebrating First Beam in XALOC 18 October 2011 Most of the staff who have been working part time in BL13. From left to right, up-bottom. Left side: Y. Nikitin, R. Martín, C. Colldelram, J. Benach, F. Rey, J. Juanhuix. Right side: G. Cuní, A, Rubio, C. Pascual, J. Lidón, O. Matilla, X. Farina, A. Enrique. |
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First focused beam at sample 29 February 2012 First image of the beam at sample with slits accepting full beam. Beam size is ~50x15 um (HxV, Full Width at Half Maximum). |
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BL13 team celebrating First Focused Beam at Sample in XALOC 29 February 2012 Most of the staff who have been working part time in BL13. From left to right, up-bottom. I. Sics, F. Farré, A. Crisol, J.C. Martínez, S. Ferrer (up), J. Juanhuix (bottom), J. Benach, A. Enrique, G. Cuní, X. Farina, C. Colldelram.Note the new Control Hutch! |
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