User access

…beamtime ended. MAX IV User Guide As mentioned there are a lot of things to think about when applying for a beamtime at MAX IV, so we created this handy…

Sustainability

…the NEG coating in the storage rings make the MAX IV less energy-consuming than any other synchrotron. Still, research facilities as big as MAX IV do use a lot of…

Survey, Alignment and Mechanical stability

…beamlines are in place, they need to be stable to perform well. Therefore, we also put a lot of effort into measuring and reducing vibrations throughout the facility. Meet our…

Beamline optics

…92 l/mm grating and using an appropriate filter. Calculated photon energy resolution for (a) 600 l/mm grating and (b) 92 l/mm grating. Corresponding values of slit width are shown in the plot legend….

Optics

…2021. Below the red curve are measured focal sizes (FWHM) in nano-meters and corresponding setting of the secondary source aperture, in um. Example for reading the plot: “At 10 keV…

Meet our employees

Find out more about the staff working at MAX IV from the videos below. It takes a lot of different people and skills, performing many different jobs, to make a…

TV Screen

Fast Access returns! chevron_right Backed by popular demand, Fast Access beamtime officially returns at MAX IV. Fast Access (also known as “Rapid Access”) is intended for projects that require quick…

XES data

…points (rather excessive) at 0.5 sec per point. Note the noise level in the inset plot that would remain much smaller than signal with a sample dilution down to 1wt%….