Nanotomography at the Advanced Light Source is performed at beamline 11.3.1. The beamline is operated by Energy Geosciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and is designed to perform high resolution 3D microstructural characterization. Besides having nanoCT sample preparation facility the beamline is also equipped with several in-situ environmental cells for performing fluid-flow, compression/tension and sub-zero temperature experiments. As a complimentary technique to nanotomography the beamline can also perform x-ray fluorescence spectroscopy and x-ray absorption spectroscopy.

Beamline Specification:

Energy Range: 5 - 17 KeV

Monochromator: Si <111>

Field of View : ~ 70 x 70 µm

Pixel Size: 43 nm at 6.8 KeV