Practical information

Welcome to MAX IV! In this section of the web we have collected the some practical information. For answers to some of the most common questions, please see the FAQ…

Sample Environments

At the Diffraction Station, samples are mounted in air and at room temperature. We have a few standard sample holders for various measurement types. Any other sample support that is…

Science at DanMAX

The goal of the DanMAX beamline is to do experiments on real material studied under realistic conditions at realistic time scales at multiple length scales. This is done by building…

1.5 GeV storage ring

The MAX IV 1.5 GeV storage ring is based on a compact double-bend achromat lattice for the production of bright soft x-ray and UV radiation. The storage ring is a…

A cloudy route for shipping in the Arctic

As the planet warms, a unifying challenge will be determining ways to reduce human impact from use of natural resources. New technologies and ‘greener’ resourcing are being utilised and their…

Low Density Matter

Research on gas phase molecules, aerosols, liquids and free clusters Investigating the interaction of light with molecules/clusters/liquids/aerosols and the determination of the properties of these systems and/or the dynamics that…

Deciphering corrosion resistance of superalloys

Synchrotron X-rays today remain largely underutilized in corrosion science, a field which examines the degradation of engineering materials. Known hurdles to industrial research on commercial alloys include a lack of…