LNLS, Campinas, Brazil
The first set of Sirius beamlines is expected to start operating in early 2019. Regarding X-ray mirror sys-tems, a single design concept has been possible thanks to the standardization of side-bounce fixed-shape mirrors. To preserve the extreme quality of both the mirror figures and the source, the main design targets were minimizing mechanical and thermal distortions in the mirrors while maximizing mechanical and thermal stabilities. A deterministic high-resolution exactly-constrained flexure-based mirror support provides pitch tuning within 100 nrad and resonances above 150 Hz, while dealing with clamping and thermal ex-pansion effects. The adopted cooling strategy was indirect cryocooling via cryostats, drastically minimiz-ing thermal gradients and distortions in the mirrors, decoupling vibration sources and simplifying cooling circuits. Finally, a 5-degree-of-freedom granite bench, based on high-resolution levellers and air-bearing solutions, support the vacuum chamber, on which the internal mechanics is stiffly mounted. The specifica-tions, design and partial results are presented.
LNLS, Campinas, Brazil
The first set of Sirius beamlines is expected to start operating in early 2019 and over the last few years many optical systems for the X-ray beamlines have been developed in-house at the Brazilian Synchrotron Light Laboratory (LNLS). Starting with the High-Dynamic Double Crystal Monochromator (HD-DCM), passing by the Double Channel-Cut Monochromator (4CM) and continuing with new standard mirror sys-tems, a series of granite benches, based on high-resolution levellers, and a combination of embedded and commercial air-bearings, has been designed for high mechanical and thermal stability. Specifications, designs, and partial results are presented, showing the progressive increase in complexity according to a deterministic design approach.
