DUBBLE upgrade

The ESRF - EBS upgrade project has consequences particularly for CRG (bending magnet) beamlines. After the ESRF machine upgrade in 2019/20, it is no longer possible to accommodate two beamlines on a single port. We have decided to keep BM26 in it's original location for two reasons. First, the SAXS/WAXS beamline has a dedicated experiments hutch that is bespoke and large enough to accommodate a range of camera lengths. Second, the optical components for the SAXS beamline are positioned closer to the new position of the x-ray fan produced by the new source.

The new port for the X-ray spectroscopy beamline is BM14 where a significantly larger experiments hutch is available allowing us to completely renew the dedicated spectroscopy setup with new detectors.