Collaborating Research Groups (CRG) design, construct and operate their own beamlines at the ESRF.

 

Beamlines

  • BM01 SNBL I (Swiss-Norwegian Beamline)
    X-ray absorption and diffraction
  • BM02 D2AM (French Beamline)
    Materials science
  • BM07 FIP II (French Beamline)
    Investigation of Proteins
    Protein crystallography
  • BM08  LISA (Italian Beamline)
    X-ray absorption spectroscopy
  • BM14 DUBBLE-II (Dual Belgian Beamline)
    X-ray absorption spectroscopy
    Extended X-ray absorption fine structure (EXAFS)
  • BM16 FAME-UHD (French Beamline)
    Absorption spectroscopy beamline in material and environmental sciences at ultra-high dilution
  • BM20 ROBL (Rossendorf Beamline)
    Radiochemistry and ion beam physics
  • BM25 SpLine (Spanish Beamline)
    X-ray absorption and diffraction
  • BM26 DUBBLE-I (Dual Belgian Beamline)
    Small-angle X-ray scattering
  • BM28 XMaS (UK CRG Beamline)
    Magnetic scattering
  • BM30 FAME (French Beamline)
    Absorption Spectroscopy Beamline in Material and Environmental Sciences
    Extended X-ray absorption fine structure (EXAFS)
  • BM31 SNBL II (Swiss-Norwegian Beamline)
    X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy (XAS)
    High Resolution Powder Diffraction (HRPD)
  • BM32 IF (French Interface Beamline)
    Surfaces and Interfaces
    Diffraction-Scattering-Microlaue
  • CM02 (French CRG beamline)
    Structural Biology CryoEM
  
Contacts
 
Head, CRG Liaison Group  

Axel Kaprolat
+33 (0)4 76 88 24 35
     
CRG Liaison Office  

+33 (0) 4 76 88 25 02
email
Our working hours are 08:00-17:00

Synopsis

Several beamlines at the ESRF are operated independently by Collaborating Research Groups (CRGs). For administrative purposes, CRGs are third-party contractors to the ESRF, and each maintains a research program independent of the ESRF. Further information on CRGs is available from the CRG Liaison Office.

Users have two routes for accessing these beamlines:

  • One-third of the beamtime on these beamlines is managed through the ESRF public user program.
  • The remaining two-thirds is allocated by each CRG through an independent proposal process. Allocation procedures may differ slightly among CRGs.

Both routes are handled through the ESRF User Portal. The CRG Liaison Office can advise on proposal submission for CRGs.

Industrial applications

The ESRF’s mission includes interacting with and supporting European industry. Synchrotron X-rays permit analysis of industrial products under real conditions of manufacture and use, often in real time. The CRG Liaison Office and the Industrial and Commercial Unit can help identify appropriate resources at CRG beamlines for studying questions of concern to industry.