MEDSI2018 - List of Authors (Colldelram, C.)

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TUPH30	ALBA Synchrotron Light Source Liquefaction Helium Plant	102
	M. Prieto, J.J. Casas, C. Colldelram, Y. Nikitin ALBA-CELLS Synchrotron, Cerdanyola del Vallès, Spain
	ALBA is a 3rd generation Synchrotron Light facility with: 8 operational Beam Lines (BLs), a 2nd BL of Phase II under construction and 3 first Phase III BLs in design phase. Some user experiments require Liquid Helium (LHe) as a coolant. The resulting LHe consumption at ALBA is about 650 l/week. Thus far the vaporized helium, which results from the refrigeration of experiments and equipment, has been released into the atmosphere without being reused. Due to the increasing price of LHe, ALBA agreed with ICN2 (Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology) to invest in a Liquefaction Helium Plant. Internal staff has carried out the project, installation and pressure equipment legalization of the plant, which is located in a new 80 m2 construction. Under operation the plant allows recycling up to 24960 litres of LHe per year, which is an 80% of the helium consumed at ALBA, by making the gaseous helium undergo through 3 main stages: recovery, purification and liquefaction. The plant, unique in Catalonia, will entail cost savings about 77% and will reduce vulnerability to supply disruptions. ICN2 will benefit from a part of the production due to their initial investment.
	Poster TUPH30 [1.946 MB]
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THPH14	Beam Conditioning Optics at the ALBA NCD-SWEET Beamline	365
	N. Gonzalez, C. Colldelram, S. Ferrer, A. Fontserè Recuenco, J.B. González Fernández, G. Jover-Mañas, C. Kamma-Lorger, J. Ladrera Fernández, M.L. Llonch, M. Malfois, J.C. Martínez Guil, I. Sics ALBA-CELLS Synchrotron, Cerdanyola del Vallès, Spain
	The SAXS/WAXS Experimental End Station beamline (NCD-SWEET) at ALBA Synchrotron has undergone a major upgrade in the optics and the end station to perform state-of-the-art SAXS/WAXS experiments. In order to reduce X-ray parasitic scattering with air and maximize the photon flux at the sample, an optimized beam conditioning optics has been designed and built in the end station, integrating previously used and new components in vacuum. The beam conditioning optics includes a fast shutter, a set of commercial guard slits and a diagnostic unit com-prising three filters and a four-quadrant transmissive photodiode. In addition, a set of refractive beryllium lenses allowsμfocusing of the beam. The lens system can be removed from the beam path remotely. Finally, an on axis sample viewing system, with a novel design based on an in-vacuum camera mirror and a mica window minimizes the beam path in air up to the sample. To facilitate the alignment of the elements with respect to the beam, all the subsystems are supported by a high-stability granite table with 4 degrees of freedom and sub-micron resolution.
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THPH15	A New High Precision, Fully Motorized 6-DoF Sample Stage for the ALBA PEEM Endstation	368
	N. Gonzalez, L. Aballe, A. Carballedo, C. Colldelram, M. Foerster ALBA-CELLS Synchrotron, Cerdanyola del Vallès, Spain
	A new 6-DOF sample manipulator has been designed for the ALBA Synchrotron PhotoEmission Electron Microscopy (PEEM) experimental station, based on a commercial Elmitec LEEM 3. The new design includes full motorization of all 6 axes with position feedback, no backlash, and maximized stability, crucial to achieve the best spatial resolution of down to 8 nm (in so-called LEEM mode). The in-plane longitudinal and transversal motions with sub-micron resolution are based on high precision linear guides, while the pitch and roll stages (sample tilt), guided by angular guides, are actuated by a double-flexure system, which enhances the overall rigidity of the system. The vertical stage is composed by a high rigidity recirculating roller screw and cross roller guides. Finally, 360° yaw rotation is supplied by a differentially pumped commercial rotary stage. On top of the stage, the sample support is mounted on a customized DN63CF flange. This support keeps the original functionalities of the sample manipulator and holders, with 6 independent electrical contacts, and the possibility to heat the sample up to 2000 K and cool it to 100 K with an improved liquid nitrogen cooling system.
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THPH16	Compact Mirror Bender With Sub-Nanometer Adaptive Correction Control	371
	N. Gonzalez, C. Colldelram, J.B. González Fernández, J. Juanhuix, J. Nicolás, C. Ruget ALBA-CELLS Synchrotron, Cerdanyola del Vallès, Spain
	Funding: This work is partially funded by MINECO under contract FIS2015-66328-C3-2-R and by ERDF funds. We present a compact mirror bender with dynamic surface correction. The system is the evolution of an in-house development and will be the default focusing system for the new ALBA beamlines. The bender is now more compact and can introduce stronger curvatures, as required for microfocus applications. It allows for in-situ correction of the mirror surface, with resolution and stability below one nanometer. The bender can compensate parasitic deformations caused by thermal bumps, changes of focus, or stresses appeared during installation or bakeout. The system includes two torque actuators at the ends of the mirror as well as a number of correctors along the mirror length, capable of introducing high order surface corrections. The bending curvature is actively stabilized, by a feedback loop that controls the applied force, to the equivalent of 0.25 nm rms in a 500 mm long mirror. The figure correctors provide up to 20N push-pull force with resolution below .001 N. They combine elastic and magnetic forces to improve their stability.
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THPH17	NCD-SWEET Beamline Upgrade	374
	J.B. González Fernández, C. Colldelram, S. Ferrer, A. Fontserè Recuenco, A.A. Gevorgyan, N. Gonzalez, G. Jover-Mañas, C. Kamma-Lorger, M.L. Llonch, M. Malfois, J.C. Martínez Guil, Y. Nikitin, G. Peña, L. Ribó, I. Sics, E. Solano, J. Villanueva ALBA-CELLS Synchrotron, Cerdanyola del Vallès, Spain
	The SAXS/WAXS Experimental End sTation (NCD-SWEET) at ALBA Synchrotron has undergone major improvements in three main areas, beam performance, SAXS detector data quality and beamline operability, in order to perform state-of-the-art SAXS/WAXS experi-ments. A new channel-cut monochromator system has improved the beam quality and stability, with current vibration amplitudes under 1% of the beam size. Two sets of refractive beryllium lenses have been installed for focussing the beam. One of the sets allows to microfocus the beam size. Besides this, the former SAXS CCD detector has been replaced by a single-photon counting pixel detector, a Piltatus3 S 1M. In the end station, a full re-design of the mechanical elements with sub-micron resolution movements together with the installation of new equipment has been completed, resulting in an improved beamline configuration, and a faster and safer rearrangement of the flight tube length. New upgraded configuration also allows for GISAXS experiments. Finally, other auxiliary improvements have been done in areas like radiation protection, air conditioning, health and safety, cable management, electronics and control.
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THPH43	New Holder for Dual-Axis Cryo Soft X-Ray Tomography of Cells at the Mistral Beamline	427
	R. Valcárcel, C. Colldelram, N. Gonzalez, E. Pereiro, A.J. Pérez-Berná, A. Sorrentino ALBA-CELLS Synchrotron, Cerdanyola del Vallès, Spain
	A new dual-axis sample holder has been designed and built for the Transmission soft X-ray Microscope (TXM) at the MISTRAL beamline (ALBA Synchrotron) to perform cryo-soft X-ray tomography of cells with dual tilt configuration to reduce the missing wedge. The design, with restricted dimensions Ø7x30mm, enables using commercial Auto-Grid support rings that give rigidity to the sample grid handling. It consists of a guided miniature handle with a spring system that allows sample rotation by 90° around the beam axis inside vacuum and in cryogenic conditions by using the TXM sample loading robot keeping a rotation of ±65° at the sample stage. Two magnets fix the positions at 0° and 90°.The two tilt series can be collected consecutively and the use of Au fiducials permits combining both improving the final quality of the 3D reconstructions. In particular, cellular features hidden due to their orientation with respect to the axis of rotation become visible. The main frame is made in aluminium bronze to enhance the thermal conductivity and in addition, all the pieces have undergone an ion implantation treatment in order to reduce friction and improve the anti-seizure property of the parts.
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ALBA Synchrotron Light Source Liquefaction Helium Plant

102

M. Prieto, J.J. Casas, C. Colldelram, Y. Nikitin
ALBA-CELLS Synchrotron, Cerdanyola del Vallès, Spain

ALBA is a 3rd generation Synchrotron Light facility with: 8 operational Beam Lines (BLs), a 2nd BL of Phase II under construction and 3 first Phase III BLs in design phase. Some user experiments require Liquid Helium (LHe) as a coolant. The resulting LHe consumption at ALBA is about 650 l/week. Thus far the vaporized helium, which results from the refrigeration of experiments and equipment, has been released into the atmosphere without being reused. Due to the increasing price of LHe, ALBA agreed with ICN2 (Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology) to invest in a Liquefaction Helium Plant. Internal staff has carried out the project, installation and pressure equipment legalization of the plant, which is located in a new 80 m2 construction. Under operation the plant allows recycling up to 24960 litres of LHe per year, which is an 80% of the helium consumed at ALBA, by making the gaseous helium undergo through 3 main stages: recovery, purification and liquefaction. The plant, unique in Catalonia, will entail cost savings about 77% and will reduce vulnerability to supply disruptions. ICN2 will benefit from a part of the production due to their initial investment.

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THPH14

Beam Conditioning Optics at the ALBA NCD-SWEET Beamline

365

N. Gonzalez, C. Colldelram, S. Ferrer, A. Fontserè Recuenco, J.B. González Fernández, G. Jover-Mañas, C. Kamma-Lorger, J. Ladrera Fernández, M.L. Llonch, M. Malfois, J.C. Martínez Guil, I. Sics
ALBA-CELLS Synchrotron, Cerdanyola del Vallès, Spain

The SAXS/WAXS Experimental End Station beamline (NCD-SWEET) at ALBA Synchrotron has undergone a major upgrade in the optics and the end station to perform state-of-the-art SAXS/WAXS experiments. In order to reduce X-ray parasitic scattering with air and maximize the photon flux at the sample, an optimized beam conditioning optics has been designed and built in the end station, integrating previously used and new components in vacuum. The beam conditioning optics includes a fast shutter, a set of commercial guard slits and a diagnostic unit com-prising three filters and a four-quadrant transmissive photodiode. In addition, a set of refractive beryllium lenses allowsμfocusing of the beam. The lens system can be removed from the beam path remotely. Finally, an on axis sample viewing system, with a novel design based on an in-vacuum camera mirror and a mica window minimizes the beam path in air up to the sample. To facilitate the alignment of the elements with respect to the beam, all the subsystems are supported by a high-stability granite table with 4 degrees of freedom and sub-micron resolution.

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THPH15

A New High Precision, Fully Motorized 6-DoF Sample Stage for the ALBA PEEM Endstation

368

N. Gonzalez, L. Aballe, A. Carballedo, C. Colldelram, M. Foerster
ALBA-CELLS Synchrotron, Cerdanyola del Vallès, Spain

A new 6-DOF sample manipulator has been designed for the ALBA Synchrotron PhotoEmission Electron Microscopy (PEEM) experimental station, based on a commercial Elmitec LEEM 3. The new design includes full motorization of all 6 axes with position feedback, no backlash, and maximized stability, crucial to achieve the best spatial resolution of down to 8 nm (in so-called LEEM mode). The in-plane longitudinal and transversal motions with sub-micron resolution are based on high precision linear guides, while the pitch and roll stages (sample tilt), guided by angular guides, are actuated by a double-flexure system, which enhances the overall rigidity of the system. The vertical stage is composed by a high rigidity recirculating roller screw and cross roller guides. Finally, 360° yaw rotation is supplied by a differentially pumped commercial rotary stage. On top of the stage, the sample support is mounted on a customized DN63CF flange. This support keeps the original functionalities of the sample manipulator and holders, with 6 independent electrical contacts, and the possibility to heat the sample up to 2000 K and cool it to 100 K with an improved liquid nitrogen cooling system.

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THPH16

Compact Mirror Bender With Sub-Nanometer Adaptive Correction Control

371

N. Gonzalez, C. Colldelram, J.B. González Fernández, J. Juanhuix, J. Nicolás, C. Ruget
ALBA-CELLS Synchrotron, Cerdanyola del Vallès, Spain

Funding: This work is partially funded by MINECO under contract FIS2015-66328-C3-2-R and by ERDF funds.
We present a compact mirror bender with dynamic surface correction. The system is the evolution of an in-house development and will be the default focusing system for the new ALBA beamlines. The bender is now more compact and can introduce stronger curvatures, as required for microfocus applications. It allows for in-situ correction of the mirror surface, with resolution and stability below one nanometer. The bender can compensate parasitic deformations caused by thermal bumps, changes of focus, or stresses appeared during installation or bakeout. The system includes two torque actuators at the ends of the mirror as well as a number of correctors along the mirror length, capable of introducing high order surface corrections. The bending curvature is actively stabilized, by a feedback loop that controls the applied force, to the equivalent of 0.25 nm rms in a 500 mm long mirror. The figure correctors provide up to 20N push-pull force with resolution below .001 N. They combine elastic and magnetic forces to improve their stability.

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THPH17

NCD-SWEET Beamline Upgrade

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J.B. González Fernández, C. Colldelram, S. Ferrer, A. Fontserè Recuenco, A.A. Gevorgyan, N. Gonzalez, G. Jover-Mañas, C. Kamma-Lorger, M.L. Llonch, M. Malfois, J.C. Martínez Guil, Y. Nikitin, G. Peña, L. Ribó, I. Sics, E. Solano, J. Villanueva
ALBA-CELLS Synchrotron, Cerdanyola del Vallès, Spain

The SAXS/WAXS Experimental End sTation (NCD-SWEET) at ALBA Synchrotron has undergone major improvements in three main areas, beam performance, SAXS detector data quality and beamline operability, in order to perform state-of-the-art SAXS/WAXS experi-ments. A new channel-cut monochromator system has improved the beam quality and stability, with current vibration amplitudes under 1% of the beam size. Two sets of refractive beryllium lenses have been installed for focussing the beam. One of the sets allows to microfocus the beam size. Besides this, the former SAXS CCD detector has been replaced by a single-photon counting pixel detector, a Piltatus3 S 1M. In the end station, a full re-design of the mechanical elements with sub-micron resolution movements together with the installation of new equipment has been completed, resulting in an improved beamline configuration, and a faster and safer rearrangement of the flight tube length. New upgraded configuration also allows for GISAXS experiments. Finally, other auxiliary improvements have been done in areas like radiation protection, air conditioning, health and safety, cable management, electronics and control.

Poster THPH17 [5.848 MB]

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THPH43

New Holder for Dual-Axis Cryo Soft X-Ray Tomography of Cells at the Mistral Beamline

427

R. Valcárcel, C. Colldelram, N. Gonzalez, E. Pereiro, A.J. Pérez-Berná, A. Sorrentino
ALBA-CELLS Synchrotron, Cerdanyola del Vallès, Spain

A new dual-axis sample holder has been designed and built for the Transmission soft X-ray Microscope (TXM) at the MISTRAL beamline (ALBA Synchrotron) to perform cryo-soft X-ray tomography of cells with dual tilt configuration to reduce the missing wedge. The design, with restricted dimensions Ø7x30mm, enables using commercial Auto-Grid support rings that give rigidity to the sample grid handling. It consists of a guided miniature handle with a spring system that allows sample rotation by 90° around the beam axis inside vacuum and in cryogenic conditions by using the TXM sample loading robot keeping a rotation of ±65° at the sample stage. Two magnets fix the positions at 0° and 90°.The two tilt series can be collected consecutively and the use of Au fiducials permits combining both improving the final quality of the 3D reconstructions. In particular, cellular features hidden due to their orientation with respect to the axis of rotation become visible. The main frame is made in aluminium bronze to enhance the thermal conductivity and in addition, all the pieces have undergone an ion implantation treatment in order to reduce friction and improve the anti-seizure property of the parts.

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