MEDSI2023 - List of Authors (Nicolas, J.)

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TUOAM04	New Developments and Status of XAIRA, the New Microfocus MX Beamline at the ALBA Synchrotron	5
	N. González, C. Colldelram, A. Crisol, D. Garriga, J. Juanhuix, J. Nicolàs, M. Quispe, I. Šics ALBA-CELLS, Cerdanyola del Vallès, Spain
	The new BL06-XAIRA microfocus macromolecular crystallography beamline at ALBA synchrotron is currently under commissioning and foreseen to enter into user operation in 2024. The aim of XAIRA is to provide a 4-14 keV, stable, high flux beam, focused to 3×1 µm2 FWHM. The beamline includes a novel monochromator design combining a cryocooled Si(111) channel-cut and a double multilayer diffracting optics for high stability and high flux; and new mirror benders with dynamical thermal bump and figure error correctors. In order to reduce X-ray parasitic scattering with air and maximize the photon flux, the entire end station, including sample environment, cryostream and detector, is enclosed in a helium chamber. The sub-100nm SoC diffractometer, based on a unique helium bearing goniometer also compatible with air, is designed to support fast oscillation experiments, raster scans and helical scans while allowing a tight sample to detector distance. The beamline is also equipped with a double on-axis visualization system for sample imaging at sub-micron resolutions. The general status of the beamline is presented here with particular detail on the in-house fully developed end station design.
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DOI •	reference for this paper ※ doi:10.18429/JACoW-MEDSI2023-TUOAM04
About •	Received ※ 27 October 2023 — Revised ※ 03 November 2023 — Accepted ※ 10 November 2023 — Issued ※ 15 May 2024
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TUOBM06	MINERVA, a New X-ray Facility for the Characterization of the ATHENA Mirror Modules at the ALBA Synchrotron	28
	A. Carballedo, J.J. Casas, C. Colldelram, A. Crisol, G. Cuní, D. Heinis, J. Nicolàs, A. Sánchez, N. Valls Vidal ALBA-CELLS, Cerdanyola del Vallès, Spain N. Barrière, M.J. Collon, G. Vacanti Cosine Measurement Systems, Warmond, The Netherlands M. Bavdaz, I. Ferreira ESA-ESTEC, Noordwijk, The Netherlands L. Cibic, M. Krumrey, D. Skroblin PTB, Berlin, Germany
	Funding: MINERVA is funded by the European Space Agency (ESA) and the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation. In this paper we present the newly built beamline MINERVA, an X-ray facility at the ALBA synchrotron. The beamline has been designed to support the development of the X ray observatory ATHENA (Advanced Telescope for High Energy Astrophysics). MINERVA will host the necessary metrology equipment to integrate the stacks produced by cosine in a mirror module (MM) and characterize their optical performances. The optical and mechanical design is based on the XPBF 2.0 from the Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB), at BESSY II already in use to this effect and its construction is meant to significantly augment the capability to produce MM. The development of MINERVA has addressed the need for improved technical specifications, overcome existing limitations and achieve enhanced mechanical performances. We describe the design, construction process and implementation of Minerva that lasted three years. Even though the beamline is still under a commissioning phase, we expose tests and analysis that have been recently performed, remarking the improvements accomplished and the challenges to overcome, in order to reach the operational readiness for the mirror modules mass production.
	Slides TUOBM06 [47.675 MB]
DOI •	reference for this paper ※ doi:10.18429/JACoW-MEDSI2023-TUOBM06
About •	Received ※ 24 October 2023 — Revised ※ 03 November 2023 — Accepted ※ 09 November 2023 — Issued ※ 09 February 2024
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WEPPP035	Design and Fluid Dynamics Study of a Recoverable Helium Sample Environment System for Optimal Data Quality in the New Microfocus MX Beamline at the ALBA Synchrotron Light Source	203
	M. Quispe, J.J. Casas, C. Colldelram, D. Garriga, N. González, J. Juanhuix, J. Nicolàs, Y. Nikitin ALBA-CELLS, Cerdanyola del Vallès, Spain M. Rabasa ESEIAAT, Terrassa, Spain
	XAIRA is the new microfocus MX beamline under construction at the ALBA Synchrotron Light Source. For its experiments, the quality will be optimized by enclosing all the end station elements, including the diffractometer in a helium chamber, so that the background due to air scattering is minimized and the beam is not attenuated in the low photon energy range, down to 4 keV. This novel type of chamber comes with new challenges from the point of view of stability control and operation in low pressure conditions while enabling the recovery of the consumed helium. In particular, it is planned to collect the helium gas with a purity > 99.5% and then to recover the gas at the ALBA Helium Liquefaction Plant. Besides, the circuit includes a dedicated branch to recirculate the helium used by the goniometer bearing at the diffractometer. This paper describes the fluid dynamic conceptual design of the Helium chamber and its gas circuit, as well as numerical results based on one-dimensional studies and Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD).
	Poster WEPPP035 [1.794 MB]
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About •	Received ※ 24 October 2023 — Revised ※ 04 November 2023 — Accepted ※ 08 November 2023 — Issued ※ 18 June 2024
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New Developments and Status of XAIRA, the New Microfocus MX Beamline at the ALBA Synchrotron

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N. González, C. Colldelram, A. Crisol, D. Garriga, J. Juanhuix, J. Nicolàs, M. Quispe, I. Šics
ALBA-CELLS, Cerdanyola del Vallès, Spain

The new BL06-XAIRA microfocus macromolecular crystallography beamline at ALBA synchrotron is currently under commissioning and foreseen to enter into user operation in 2024. The aim of XAIRA is to provide a 4-14 keV, stable, high flux beam, focused to 3×1 µm2 FWHM. The beamline includes a novel monochromator design combining a cryocooled Si(111) channel-cut and a double multilayer diffracting optics for high stability and high flux; and new mirror benders with dynamical thermal bump and figure error correctors. In order to reduce X-ray parasitic scattering with air and maximize the photon flux, the entire end station, including sample environment, cryostream and detector, is enclosed in a helium chamber. The sub-100nm SoC diffractometer, based on a unique helium bearing goniometer also compatible with air, is designed to support fast oscillation experiments, raster scans and helical scans while allowing a tight sample to detector distance. The beamline is also equipped with a double on-axis visualization system for sample imaging at sub-micron resolutions. The general status of the beamline is presented here with particular detail on the in-house fully developed end station design.

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Received ※ 27 October 2023 — Revised ※ 03 November 2023 — Accepted ※ 10 November 2023 — Issued ※ 15 May 2024

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TUOBM06

MINERVA, a New X-ray Facility for the Characterization of the ATHENA Mirror Modules at the ALBA Synchrotron

28

A. Carballedo, J.J. Casas, C. Colldelram, A. Crisol, G. Cuní, D. Heinis, J. Nicolàs, A. Sánchez, N. Valls Vidal
ALBA-CELLS, Cerdanyola del Vallès, Spain
N. Barrière, M.J. Collon, G. Vacanti
Cosine Measurement Systems, Warmond, The Netherlands
M. Bavdaz, I. Ferreira
ESA-ESTEC, Noordwijk, The Netherlands
L. Cibic, M. Krumrey, D. Skroblin
PTB, Berlin, Germany

Funding: MINERVA is funded by the European Space Agency (ESA) and the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation.
In this paper we present the newly built beamline MINERVA, an X-ray facility at the ALBA synchrotron. The beamline has been designed to support the development of the X ray observatory ATHENA (Advanced Telescope for High Energy Astrophysics). MINERVA will host the necessary metrology equipment to integrate the stacks produced by cosine in a mirror module (MM) and characterize their optical performances. The optical and mechanical design is based on the XPBF 2.0 from the Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB), at BESSY II already in use to this effect and its construction is meant to significantly augment the capability to produce MM. The development of MINERVA has addressed the need for improved technical specifications, overcome existing limitations and achieve enhanced mechanical performances. We describe the design, construction process and implementation of Minerva that lasted three years. Even though the beamline is still under a commissioning phase, we expose tests and analysis that have been recently performed, remarking the improvements accomplished and the challenges to overcome, in order to reach the operational readiness for the mirror modules mass production.

Slides TUOBM06 [47.675 MB]

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reference for this paper ※ doi:10.18429/JACoW-MEDSI2023-TUOBM06

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Received ※ 24 October 2023 — Revised ※ 03 November 2023 — Accepted ※ 09 November 2023 — Issued ※ 09 February 2024

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WEPPP035

Design and Fluid Dynamics Study of a Recoverable Helium Sample Environment System for Optimal Data Quality in the New Microfocus MX Beamline at the ALBA Synchrotron Light Source

203

M. Quispe, J.J. Casas, C. Colldelram, D. Garriga, N. González, J. Juanhuix, J. Nicolàs, Y. Nikitin
ALBA-CELLS, Cerdanyola del Vallès, Spain
M. Rabasa
ESEIAAT, Terrassa, Spain

XAIRA is the new microfocus MX beamline under construction at the ALBA Synchrotron Light Source. For its experiments, the quality will be optimized by enclosing all the end station elements, including the diffractometer in a helium chamber, so that the background due to air scattering is minimized and the beam is not attenuated in the low photon energy range, down to 4 keV. This novel type of chamber comes with new challenges from the point of view of stability control and operation in low pressure conditions while enabling the recovery of the consumed helium. In particular, it is planned to collect the helium gas with a purity > 99.5% and then to recover the gas at the ALBA Helium Liquefaction Plant. Besides, the circuit includes a dedicated branch to recirculate the helium used by the goniometer bearing at the diffractometer. This paper describes the fluid dynamic conceptual design of the Helium chamber and its gas circuit, as well as numerical results based on one-dimensional studies and Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD).

Poster WEPPP035 [1.794 MB]

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reference for this paper ※ doi:10.18429/JACoW-MEDSI2023-WEPPP035

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Received ※ 24 October 2023 — Revised ※ 04 November 2023 — Accepted ※ 08 November 2023 — Issued ※ 18 June 2024

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