Welcome to the PNC/XSD Facility

PNC/XSD comprises both the bending magnet and undulator beamlines at Sector 20 of the Advanced Photon Source.

Research at our facility focuses primarily on spectroscopic  (XAFS, XRS, time-resolved) and microbeam (microprobe mapping, micro-XAFS, micro-Diffraction) applications of hard X-rays.

On this website, you should find here most, if not all of the information relevant to accessing and using the PNC/XSD beamlines. If you feel something is missing or is in need of further clarification, please contact us.

Cheers,

The PNC/XSD Beamline Staff

Beamline Announcements:

1.Deadline for APS GU Proposals for 2012-3 is July 13, 2012.

PNCSRF beamtime requests are also due July 13 for proposals submitted for CLS cycle 16 (Feb 2012). The next CLS call is August 2012.

2. XAFS Sample Preparation Facility is available in 435E030. See webpage for details.

3. MBE2 will be in position for run 2012-3. The 8-Circle diffractometer will be unavailable.

4. Trouble-shooting guide for users!

5. Updated Acknowledgements to reflect new CLS administration of PNC - see Research page.

Beamline Highlights: