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TUOBM01	ForMAX: A Beamline for Multi-Scale and Multi-Modal Structural Characterisation of Hierarchical Materials	15
	J.B. González Fernández, V.H. Haghighat, S.A. McDonald, K. Nygård, L.K. Roslund MAX IV Laboratory, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
	Funding: Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation ForMAX is an advanced beamline at MAX IV Laboratory, enabling multi-scale structural characterisation of hierarchical materials from nm to mm length scales with high temporal resolution. It combines full-field microtomography with small- and wide-angle x-ray scattering (SWAXS) techniques, operating at 8-25 keV and providing a variable beam size. The beamline supports SWAXS, scanning SWAXS imaging, absorption contrast tomography, propagation-based phase contrast tomography, and fast tomography. The experimental station is a versatile in-house design, tailored for various sample environments, allowing seamless integration of multiple techniques in the same experiment. The end station features a nine-meter-long evacuated flight tube with a motorized small-angle x-ray scattering (SAXS) detector trolley. Additionally, a granite gantry enables independent movement of the tomography microscope and custom-designed wide-angle x-ray (WAXS) detector. These features facilitate efficient switching and sequential combination of techniques. With commissioning completed in 2022, ForMAX End Station has demonstrated excellent performance and reliability in numerous high-quality experiments.
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DOI •	reference for this paper ※ doi:10.18429/JACoW-MEDSI2023-TUOBM01
About •	Received ※ 23 October 2023 — Revised ※ 03 November 2023 — Accepted ※ 04 November 2023 — Issued ※ 12 May 2024
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THPPP056	A New Beamline for Multi-Scale Structural Characterization of Hierarchical Materials
	V.H. Haghighat, S.A. McDonald, K. Nygård MAX IV Laboratory, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
	ForMAX is a new beamline at the MAX IV Laboratory, combining small- and wide-angle x-ray scattering (SWAXS), scanning SWAXS imaging, and full-field microtomography for multi-scale structural characterization of hierarchical materials from nm to mm length scales, with temporal resolution to study materials processes in situ under specific environments. ForMAX is founded by industrial partners and private foundations to advance research and development of sustainable materials and specialty chemicals from forest raw materials, but the beamline will also be open for general users. Here we will describe the beamline concept, focusing on the novel combination of SWAXS and full-field tomography. ForMAX has finished the commissioning phase in early 2023 and currently is in regular user operation.
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ForMAX: A Beamline for Multi-Scale and Multi-Modal Structural Characterisation of Hierarchical Materials

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J.B. González Fernández, V.H. Haghighat, S.A. McDonald, K. Nygård, L.K. Roslund
MAX IV Laboratory, Lund University, Lund, Sweden

Funding: Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation
ForMAX is an advanced beamline at MAX IV Laboratory, enabling multi-scale structural characterisation of hierarchical materials from nm to mm length scales with high temporal resolution. It combines full-field microtomography with small- and wide-angle x-ray scattering (SWAXS) techniques, operating at 8-25 keV and providing a variable beam size. The beamline supports SWAXS, scanning SWAXS imaging, absorption contrast tomography, propagation-based phase contrast tomography, and fast tomography. The experimental station is a versatile in-house design, tailored for various sample environments, allowing seamless integration of multiple techniques in the same experiment. The end station features a nine-meter-long evacuated flight tube with a motorized small-angle x-ray scattering (SAXS) detector trolley. Additionally, a granite gantry enables independent movement of the tomography microscope and custom-designed wide-angle x-ray (WAXS) detector. These features facilitate efficient switching and sequential combination of techniques. With commissioning completed in 2022, ForMAX End Station has demonstrated excellent performance and reliability in numerous high-quality experiments.

Slides TUOBM01 [85.355 MB]

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reference for this paper ※ doi:10.18429/JACoW-MEDSI2023-TUOBM01

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Received ※ 23 October 2023 — Revised ※ 03 November 2023 — Accepted ※ 04 November 2023 — Issued ※ 12 May 2024

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THPPP056

A New Beamline for Multi-Scale Structural Characterization of Hierarchical Materials

V.H. Haghighat, S.A. McDonald, K. Nygård
MAX IV Laboratory, Lund University, Lund, Sweden

ForMAX is a new beamline at the MAX IV Laboratory, combining small- and wide-angle x-ray scattering (SWAXS), scanning SWAXS imaging, and full-field microtomography for multi-scale structural characterization of hierarchical materials from nm to mm length scales, with temporal resolution to study materials processes in situ under specific environments. ForMAX is founded by industrial partners and private foundations to advance research and development of sustainable materials and specialty chemicals from forest raw materials, but the beamline will also be open for general users. Here we will describe the beamline concept, focusing on the novel combination of SWAXS and full-field tomography. ForMAX has finished the commissioning phase in early 2023 and currently is in regular user operation.

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