32A Tender X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy Beamline
TXAS
EXPERIMENTAL TECHNIQUES
- X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS)
- Hard X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (HAXPES)
- Micro-X-ray fluorescent spectroscopy (µ-XRF) and μ-XAS
ENDSTATION
- Beamline Controls and Data Acquisition EPICS-based beamline control system with LabVIEW data acquisition software run in a Windows operating system.
- Grid ion chamber
- Multi-channel silicon drift detectors (SDD)
-Electron energy analyzer operating in Ultra high vacuum (UHV) system ( <10-9 Torr).
- Automated Sample Exchange System
- Integration of robotic arm and vacuum-compatible sample holder.
- XAS Fly-scan mode has been successfully calibrated and validated.
High-Temperature Sample Heating System
- Optimization for in-situ measurements (from room temperature up to 800°C).

- Raman spectroscopy instruments
- In-situ heating stage (1000 oC)
- In-situ cooling stage (10 K)
- Gas chromatography/Mass spectrometer
- High-performance liquid chromatography
- Electrochemistry analyzer