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Multiferroic Meeting
National Physical
Laboratory
17th June 2009
Paul Thompson – XMaS CRG
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Basic Beamline Specifications
• BM Source – Critical Energy 9.8 KeV
• Constant offset Si<111> Water Cooled Mono
• Torriodal Mirror
• Energy Range 2.4 – 15 KeV (2.2 KeV post 2010)
• Beam Focus 0.8mm vertically 0.4mm Horizontally
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Basic Beamline Specifications
• 6 Primary Circles
• Rapid switching from vertical to
horizontal scattering geometries
possible
• 30 µm Sphere of Confusion (60 µm on
Detector Circles)
• 2D detectors, point detectors and
various analyzers mountable on 2θ arm
• Non Magnetic Construction
• Large Variety of Sample Environments
• Manipulate Incident Beam Polarisationand Analyze Polarisation of Scattered
Beam
Huber Diffractometer
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In – Situ Electrical Measurements
Already 2 Cryostats with Electrical Feedthroughs
• 2 K Base Temperature with 4He
• Few mK temperature stability
• Hi-Voltage feedthroughs for in-situ E-field application (±2 kV) and electrical measurements
• Compatible with 4 T magnet
• 6 K Base temperature
• Hi voltage feedthroughs for application of E-field (±10 kV)
• Compatible with 1 T magnet
• Thermalised hi pressure gas line.
Possible Measurements
• Resistivity
• Capacitance
• P-E loops (polarisation vs applied electric field for ferroelectric analysis)
We have sample environments to 1500 K
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4 Tesla Superconducting Magnet
Horizontal Field – Vertical
Scattering + 90º ± 5ºVertical Field – Horizontal
Scattering
Horizontal Field – Vertical
Scattering + 90º ± 5º
• Cryogen free design – 3 field and scattering geometries
• Decoupled cryogen free 1.7 K variable temperature insert
• Unique 1800 open access and axial warm bores
• Must use non-ferromagnetic electrodes – such as Nickel
• Stable mechanical mounting needed for ferromagnetic samples
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Electromagnet Systems
• +/- 1.5 Tesla, Flipping 1 Hz
• In-Vacuum 0.1 Tesla
• Various Permanent Magnets
1.5 T Electromagnet
In-vacuum magnet
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(4) multilayer
piezoelectric
stack(s)weak
links
~ 80 mm
-100
-80
-60
-40
-20
0
20
40
60
80
100
-100 -80 -60 -40 -20 0 20 40 60 80 100
Pc (
%)
∆θ (arcseconds)
λλλλ/4
λλλλ/2
Phase-plate Flipper
• Mounted onto Huber 410 circle
• +/- 300 arc seconds rotation
• Flipping speeds up to ~100 Hz
• Potential to mount in-vacuum
diamond
phase-plate
crystal
piezo
Phase-plates condition the incident x-ray beam.
They produce circularly / linearly polarised x-ray photons
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High Voltage Amplifier
D.C. Program Ramp
Function Generator
High Voltage Ramp
Fast X-ray Detector (APD)Detector Pulses
Synchronised Digital
400Khz Data Storage Card
X-Rays
Synchronisation Pulse
I to v Amplifier
MonDetCurrentRamp
GPIB Output to Array and
SPEC
-2 0 2
-2
0
2
Curr
ent
(mA
)
Applied Voltage (KV)
i – V Loop
On-line PE loop data analysis using NPL code
Electroded sample
In Situ Applied Electric Fields
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Thermalised high voltage wire
Sapphire electrical insulation
Scattering surface
Wirebond or Solder Coated electrode
1.7 K cold tip with Thermalised 2KV insulated
wires to sample
Sample Mounting Considerations (X-rays)
Single Crystals Powders
Hot / Cold Stage
More complex – need to spin sample!
Electrodes
Sample
• Use bearings/brushes to transmit potential to sample
• Use capillaries or solids ?
• Possible movements of powders in magnetic field