BM02 upgrade
10-06-2011
The French CRG D2AM (BM02) is currently being upgraded to improve its potential for anomalous material studies.
The beamline was closed to users from March to June for an experimental hutch extension (now 3 m longer), which will allow it to house the new 6-circle diffractometer in kappa geometry (from Newport, with installation scheduled for April 2012), and an enlarged SAXS table. A new monochromator, designed for spectroscopy, is also under construction and will be installed on the beamline during the winter shutdown. The programme will be completed with new mirrors.