The Soft X-ray Scanning Photoemission Microscopy Project at SRRC

Abstract

The Synchrotron Radiation Research Center (SRRC) and the Institute of Atomic and Molecular Sciences (IAMS) have initiated a project to construct a scanning photoelectron spectromicroscopy end station at SRRC (SRRC-SPEM). High-brightness soft X-rays will be provided by the U5 undulator beamline. Zone-plate-based soft X-ray optics will be used to focus the beam to form the microprobe. A hemispherical sector analyser with multichannel detection capability will collect the photoelectrons. A total of up to 32 images can be acquired concurrently. The apparatus is also equipped with a sample distribution system for in situ sample preparation and characterization in conjunction with other surface spectroscopic techniques.