We make the invisible visible
Since 19 November, twelve beamlines at MAX IV are taking light, which is a record number in the facility’s history. The former MAX-lab, which closed in 2015, had at the most eleven beamlines up and running. MAX IV has now, with a little over three years going since the first beamline went into operation surpassed
Big Science Sweden and Big Science Denmark, organized a three-day training course in ultra-high vacuum (UHV) for companies. The third day took place at MAX IV, where the vacuum team and the mechanical workshop (with support from ESS), provided the participants with practical training on the UHV for particle accelerators. The practical training covered: pumping
Today, 22 October at lunchtime, the first single-bunch electron beam was delivered to the 1.5 GeV storage ring at MAX IV and put to use at the FinEstBeAMS beamline. These are still preliminary trials and the response from FinEstBeAMS will determine the path forward. A screenshot of a scope measurement of the current in the
Producing the perfect light that scientists can use for their measurements of various materials is the key to running a synchrotron. MAX IV has reached a new milestone – having light in all 11 beamlines that are either in commissioning or in regular user operation. Stephen Molloy, Head of Operations explains: “What we want to
These copper disks are going to become transverse deflecting cavities for the new diagnostic beamline A new diagnostic beamline connected directly to the MAX IV linear accelerator is under construction. It will enable time-resolved characterization of primarily the ultrashort electron bunches for the FemtoMAX beamline but will also be useful for other time-resolved experiments. The
MAX IV continues to make excellent progress delivering new beamlines with exciting new scientific capabilities to the research community. The latest beamline to join the stable, SPECIES, following MAXPEEM, began commissioning on April 1st – yes, for real! – in preparation for future user operations. The green-highlighted names of beamlines at right in the figure
The intense X-ray light for each of the MAX IV beamlines is generated when fast electrons fly through an array of magnets, placed in a so-called insertion device. In a recent report, our insertion device team present the commissioning results for the first nine of these beamline specific instruments. At synchrotrons like MAX IV, we
Photo by Steve Molloy, Head of Operations at MAX IV. Something monumental happened at MAX IV this week. For the first time in our history, The three accelerators at MAX IV simultaneously supplied light to 9 beamlines. Some of these beamlines are in commissioning and not accepting regular users yet. For up-to-date information on
MAX IV transitioned over to an uninterruptible power supply (UPS) at the end of September to protect the linear accelerator and storage rings from perturbations in the power supply. The UPS offers instantaneous protection from power outages, and is capable of providing uninterrupted electrical power to MAX IV for 15 seconds with all accelerators in
If you fly over MAX IV right now and look down, you’ll see a large circular building. The reason for this size and shape is the 528-meter-long 3GeV storage ring which precisely guides bunches of electrons traveling at velocities approaching the speed of light. As the electrons pass through arrays of magnets called insertion devices,