Open AccessExtreme conditions research using the large‐volume press at the P61B endstation, PETRA III
Author(s) -
Farla Robert,
Bhat Shrikant,
Sonntag Stefan,
Chanyshev Artem,
Ma Shuailing,
Ishii Takayuki,
Liu Zhaodong,
Néri Adrien,
Nishiyama Norimasa,
Faria Guilherme Abreu,
Wroblewski Thomas,
Schulte-Schrepping Horst,
Drube Wolfgang,
Seeck Oliver,
Katsura Tomoo
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
journal of synchrotron radiation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.172
H-Index - 99
ISSN - 1600-5775
DOI - 10.1107/s1600577522001047
Subject(s) - beamline , wiggler , synchrotron , advanced photon source , optics , storage ring , synchrotron light source , beam (structure) , physics , engineering physics , nuclear physics , cathode ray , electron
Penetrating, high‐energy synchrotron X‐rays are in strong demand, particularly for high‐pressure research in physics, chemistry and geosciences, and for materials engineering research under less extreme conditions. A new high‐energy wiggler beamline P61 has been constructed to meet this need at PETRA III in Hamburg, Germany. The first part of the paper offers an overview of the beamline front‐end components and beam characteristics. The second part describes the performance of the instrumentation and the latest developments at the P61B endstation. Particular attention is given to the unprecedented high‐energy photon flux delivered by the ten wigglers of the PETRA III storage ring and the challenges faced in harnessing this amount of flux and heat load in the beam. Furthermore, the distinctiveness of the world's first six‐ram Hall‐type large‐volume press, Aster‐15, at a synchrotron facility is described for research with synchrotron X‐rays. Additionally, detection schemes, experimental strategies and preliminary data acquired using energy‐dispersive X‐ray diffraction and radiography techniques are presented.