Research
Infrastructure

ANKA

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KIT

Michael Hagelstein

Manuela Werp

• Synchrotron Analytics & Diagnostics
• Chemical analysis
• Material diagnostics
• Non-destructive testing

• LIGA Micro Fabrication and NDE
• Direct LIGA prototyping
• Replication e.g. from polymer
• Development for serial production

• Synchrotron Technology
• Superconducting Undulators
• X-ray Compound Refractive Lenses

BER II

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HZB

Astrid Brand

Thomas Gutberlet

• Neutron single crystal and powder diffraction
• Stress and strain/ texture analysis
• Small angle neutron scattering
• Neutron tomography
• Neutron reflectometry

BESSY II

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HZB

Antje Vollmer

Florian Staier

Thomas Gutberlet

• X-ray absorption spectroscopy
• Powder and single crystal diffraction
• Protein crystallography
• X-ray emission/reflection spectroscopy
• Small angle X-ray scattering
• X-ray imaging
• Photoelectron emission spectroscopy
• X-ray and EUV lithography

ELBE

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HZDR

Peter Michel

• New Materials
• Nuclear Safety Research
• Cancer Research

FLASH

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DESY

Lan Fimmen

Ultrafast (sub-ps) dynamic studies with femtosecond X-ray laser light pulses:

• Coherent scattering
• Spectroscopy
• Pump-probe experiment

Applications:

• Chemistry
• Life Science
• Material Science and Nanotechnology

German Engineering Materials Science Center (GEMS)

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HZG

Marc Thiry

Klaus Pranzas

• X-ray and neutron diffraction
• Small angle X-ray and neutron scattering
• X-ray and neutron tomography
• X-ray and neutron reflectometry

Applications:

• Structural Materials
• Functional Materials
• Production and joining technology
• Materials for health and medicine
• Materials for the environment and energy

Ion Beam Centre (IBC)

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HZDR

Johannes von Borany

• Process development for ion beam treatment of different material
• Service at the fields of ion implantation and ion beam analysis
• Semiconductors

Jülich Center for Neutron Science (JCNS)

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FZ Jülich

Flavio Carsughi

Neutron scattering at MLZ, ILL and SNS:

• Neutron small angle scattering
• Neutron reflectometry
• Neutronen single crystal and powder diffraction
• Neutron spectroscopy

Applications:

• Polymer physics
• Polymer chemistry
• Biology
• Colloids
• Microemulsions
• Functional materials for information technology
• Functional materials for energy techniques
• Magnetic material systems
• Nanomagnetism
• Superconductors

PETRA III

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DESY

Lan Fimmen

• X-ray absorption spectroscopy
• X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy
• X-ray radiographa and -microtomography
• X-ray scattering
• Protein crystallography
• Single crystal and protein diffraction
• Small angle scattering
• Reflectometry

Applications:

• Agriculture and Food Science
• Art and Culture
• Chemistry
• Construction and Engineering
• Environmental and Energy
• Home and Personal Care
• Life Science and Biotechnology
• Material Science and Nanotechnology

Laboratory

Technology Center for Optical Precision Gratings

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HZB

Alexei Erko

Bernd Löchel

• X-ray and EUV lithography
• Optical gratings

Competence Centre Thin-Film- and Nanotechnology for Photovoltaics Berlin (PVcomB)

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HZB

Rutger Schlatmann

• PV thin-film module production