Open Day

If you are interested or simply curious about MAX IV, what it is or why it is important, don’t miss our next Open Day, when MAX IV will be open…

Surface & Material Science branch

The permanent UHV end station EA01 on the SMS branch is dedicated to photoelectron and x-ray absorption spectroscopy studies on surfaces and thin films. It comprises four chambers: an analysis…

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…

Beamline optics

The optical scheme is based on the collimated plane-grating monochromator (cPGM), astigmatic intermediate focus and switchable refocusing mirrors. The maximum beamline acceptance is 0.62 mrad x 1.36 mrad (h x…

Ionic liquids key to sustainable energy storage

…Salts contain negative and positive ions and, for example, table salt, sodium chloride, contains positive sodium ions and negative chloride ions but has a melting point around 800 °C. RTILs…

One Time Password (OTP)

MAX IV is committed to using Multi Factor Authentication for all external access to anything that is more than purely informational. Raising the bar Multi Factor Authentication is adding another…

Staff

The ‘advanced rheology’ team at MAX IV consists of both MAX IV staff at the CoSAXS and ForMAX beamlines as well as external collaborators from Rheology & Prosessing of Soft…

Recruitment process

…in 2-4 different blocks depending on the position we’re interviewing for, more information about the set-up is given in the invitation. The interview will be conducted by a panel of…

Governance structure

…MAX IV scientific advisory committee. Program coordination and management MAX IV Laboratory, Lund University, is the PRISMAS project coordinator. Eight Swedish Universities participate in the consortium as Implementing Partners hosting…

Fast Access

…jet at the Solid-Liquid endstation The High-Temperature Cell is offered with full functionality, however, its cleanliness can not be guaranteed as we do not bake it in between fast access measurements. EC…