X9

X9 is an x-ray synchrotron beamline at the National Synchrotron Light Source (NSLS), Brookhaven National Lab (BNL). It is a joint beamline between the NSLS and the Center for Functional Nanomaterials. The instrument is optimized for doing Small-Angle X-ray Scattering (SAXS) and Grazing-Incidence Small-Angle X-ray Scattering (GISAXS), as well as wide-angle Grazing-Incidence X-ray Diffraction (GID/GIXD/GIWAXS).

Capabilities

q-range

The instrument can capture data on both a SAXS and WAXS detector (either simultaneously or sequentially). The q-range depends on the sample-detector distance:

• 5.4 m: 0.002 Å⁻¹ to 0.1 Å⁻¹ (314 nm to 6.3 nm)
• 4.1 m: 0.005 Å⁻¹ to 0.2 Å⁻¹ (125 nm to 3.5 nm)
• 3.0 m: 0.004 Å⁻¹ to 0.2 Å⁻¹ (157 nm to 3.5 nm)
• 2.0 m: 0.010 Å⁻¹ to 0.4 Å⁻¹ (63 nm to 1.6 nm)
• 1.5 m: 0.011 Å⁻¹ to 0.45 Å⁻¹ (63 nm to 1.4 nm)

• BLOSA training