Engagement in networks

Besides collaborating with users from academia and industry, MAX IV is an active member of diverse networks bringing together research infrastructures from all over Europe. These networks aim to improve…

Solid-state end station

…a vacuum suitcase to the PREP. All the chambers can be pumped and vented independently. The base pressure of the LL is 1×10-9 mbar or better. A maximum of 12…

First Users at Balder Beamline Seek to Illuminate MXenes

…Spectroscopy (XANES) and Extended X-ray Absorption Fine Structure (EXAFS) spectroscopy. “The Balder beamline is much more advanced than the previous I811 beamline at MAX II,” says Materials Science Professor Martin…

COOL sustainability more than a pipe dream in Lund

…heating around the world.” Kraftringen currently serves two customers with surplus heat from MAX IV; Mollegården the MAX IV-ESS exhibition center, and the new tram depot in northern Brunnshög. Initiated…

X-ray eyes on artifact from shipwreck Gribshunden

…sample as well as learn hands-on X-ray techniques as part of their Lund University course, Modern X-ray Physics. Using X-ray fluorescence, the group measured amounts of copper and zinc in…

Proposal Writing Guide

Do you want to write better proposals? We have gathered information that will help you maximize your chance of getting beamtime at MAX IV. This material is based on the…

A cloudy route for shipping in the Arctic

…at SoftiMAX beamline. Credit: Laura Hrastar / MAX IV Cloud condensation nuclei (CNN) activity was measured with scanning transmission X-ray microscopy (STXM) at MAX IV’s SoftiMAX beamline, followed by chemical…

In-situ plate experiments

…collection will fail. Since the tolerable X-ray dose at room temperature can vary considerably between samples, the optimal value transmission is difficult to predict. You may start with a value…