In addition to running the User Office, Megan will be leading the coordination of our Summer Programs which brings in students from across the United States, and Sam will be coordinating our Public Outreach efforts.
Detectors are critical to any synchrotron lightsource, they help characterize the samples being probed, as well as the X-rays that interrogate them. Certain detectors can tell researchers about the intensity, energy, position and timing of X-rays; all crucial information needed to commission and tailor experiments for users. The detector’s main purpose for the users of CHESS, however, is to produce detailed imagery, revealing hidden traits in samples such a
Elisabeth Bodnaruk seems very comfortable as she looks into the container of liquid nitrogen. At -321 degrees F, liquid nitrogen is widely used throughout CHESS, but right now she is using it to commission some Resistance Temperature Detectors (RTDs). These RTDs will be placed in two silicon crystal monochromators where they will transmit temperature readings, and are an integral part of daily operations in the lab.
A major impediment to the adoption of new advanced manufacturing processes of engineering alloys (including additive manufacturing) in industrial settings is the high prevalence of defects in finished products which can negatively influence performance.
Louise Debefve stands outside a hutch on the experimental floor of the Cornell High Energy Synchrotron Source, CHESS. She is preparing the experimental equipment for some of the first data to be collected at CHESS since the completion of the CHESS-U upgrade.
The upgrade, which was funded by New York State and completed in early 2019, involved reconfiguring and optimizing the Cornell Electron Storage Ring for the production of X-rays and the concurrent refurbishment of the X-ray experimental areas to exploit the redesign of the storage ring.