A record year for research at MAX IV

…proposals from national and international researchers who applied to use MAX IV this autumn. The total number of proposals submitted in the 2023 Open Calls (717) was 14% higher than…

Open Day

…for everyone curious about MAX IV. The next Open Day at MAX IV will be September 21, 2024 from 9:00 to 16:00. Tickets for Open Day are free of charge…

Surface & Material Science branch

…Sputter gun Yes (IS 40C1 from Prevac) Heating Mo-based manipulator head, on-sample K-type thermocouple sensor Radiative heating by filament (up to 800 °C) Electron beam heating (up to 1200 °C)…

Sample environments and equipment

…the beamline staff. Electrical connections: The equipment can be connected using a 25-pin SUB-D connector if electrical signals are required. Size: The footprint (radius) of the device should ideally be…

Beamline optics

Overview The beamline is sourced by a quasi-periodic elliptically polarizing undulator (qEPU). A toroidal mirror M1 collects the diverging beam from the undulator and collimates it vertically (in the dispersive…

Selection process for research projects

…been performed by the MAX IV scientific staff. Evaluation: The feasible projects have then been in a second step evaluated by an external panel. Selection: In a final step, the…

Designing materials for a circular economy

The research infrastructure EU project ReMade@ARI aims to be the central hub for all sectors and research areas in which new materials for a circular economy will be developed. The…

Imaging station

…in 2024. Methods X-ray fluorescence (XFM) mapping Using the nano-focused beam, information about the local elemental composition of the illuminated area can be extracted by measuring the secondary X-ray fluorescence…