Upgrade of the small angle X-ray scattering beamlines at the Photon Factory

Abstract

BL-10C and BL-15A at the Photon Factory, which became operational in 1982, are some of the oldest small angle X-ray scattering beamlines in the world. Recently, both beamlines were upgraded for two-dimensional (2D) SAXS-WAXS experiments. A wide-area imaging plate (IP) detector and a fast-readout flat panel (FP) detector were installed at BL-10C and BL-15A, respectively. Preliminary experiments of both systems showed promising results.