Collaborations offering beamtime

Estonian University or an Estonian company) are eligible and encouraged to have their beamtime proposals considered for Estonian privileged access. The Estonian Consortium of Synchrotron Radiation Users A consortium of…

Beamline development collaborations

…Sciences) at MAX IV is the result of support for synchrotron-based research in Finland and Estonia at a national level. The Estonian side of the FinEstBeAMS collaboration, headed by Ergo…

MAX IV involvement in European projects

…theoretical spectroscopy, developers of electronic structure codes, XPS users, and instrument manufacturers. MAX IV is involved in the project as host of visiting researchers to promote knowledge exchange. Project duration:…

Sample environments and equipment

…rotary encodes and a full step resolution of 5 µm. Scan area 150 mm by 100 mm. One of the two axis can be used for continuous scans. The stage…

Previous SCIENTÍFika

…| room-temperature ionic liquid interface Speaker: Dr Jaanus Kruusma, Institute of Chemistry, University of Tartu, Estonia Host: Dr Antti Kivimäki, FinEstBeAMS beamline manager Kerwords: synchrotron in situ X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, cyclic voltammetry, electrochemical…

Compensation & benefits

…get SEK 95 back from MAX IV. We also offer occupational healthcare for work related health problems. Health promotion – You are entitled to one hour exercise during working hours…

Reaction undercover: boosting the potency of catalysts

…water formation, can promote the intercalation of larger molecules. In the future, it would be interesting to study reactions using the pulse method with such bigger, more relevant molecules, like…

Designing a Model Catalyst for Large-Scale Biofuel Production

…hydrotreatment processes. The result is biofuel (shown on the far right). Credit: Sara Blomberg Catalysts are chemicals that promote reactions. Tackling the question, how can industrial catalysts efficiently transform lignin…

Designing a Model Catalyst for Large-Scale Biofuel Production

…before and after catalytic hydrotreatment processes. The result is biofuel (shown on far right). Credit: Sara Blomberg Catalysts are chemicals which promote reactions. Tackling the question, how can industrial catalysts…

Soft X-ray absorption

…of the X-ray photon absorption, a core electron may be promoted into various unoccupied states; the probability of this promotion is strongly dependent on the photon energy and experimental geometry….