maxpeemdocs
Welcome to maxpeemdocs, an html-based manual for the MAXPEEM beamline and Elmitec SPELEEM microcope endstation, located at the synchrotron radiation facility MAX IV in Lund, Sweden.
This guide is designed to help users efficiently prepare for and operate during beamtime. Use the checklists below for quick reference.
Pre-Beamtime Checklist
⚠️Restrictions – what you MUST FOLLOW at the beamline. Must read this page before performing any operation please!
Get to know beamline in advance, e.g., where is coffee machine?
Beamtime Operating Checklist
Fix data storage path of scans (must do before scan!)
Constantly checking the pressure of chambers
Sample remove from main chamber or Sample insertion from load lock/air
Check which slit/aperture is needed for different modes and how to insert
Measurements acquisition with scangui, and how to set up sequencer in scangui
Optimize X-ray beam before XPEEM measurements
Self trouble-shooting
Sample heating in preparation chamber or main chamber (disable interlock when needed)
Detailed alignment using UV-PEEM or LEEM with large field of view (normally not needed)
Example about how to name data files
Example about how to determine beamline energy (range)
Post-Beamtime Checklist
Data Access – retrieve data remotely if needed
Data Analysis tools: Igor Pro (athina package) and Image J
Other useful links
Overview of key specifications (MAXPEEM beamline)
Reference/text book on Surface Microscopy with Low Energy Electrons, written by a pioneer in the field
Operational status of the ring/machine here
Important phone numbers (Sweden country code is +46)
For use by everybody
Life-threatening emergencies 112
Lund University Security 046 222 07 00
KITOS +46462226600 (needs help on software)
Floor coordinators 046 222 16 61 or 073 597 30 55
For use by the beamline staff only
ICT (Electronics, Scientific Data, IT, Software) 046 222 66 00
PLC 046 222 69 70
Electricity 046 222 69 40
Infrastructure and cooling water 046 222 69 60
Machine operators 072 247 29 45
Caution
House rules
Leave no trace (leave the beamline environment in the same or better condition than how you found it)
Eating permitted only in the control hutch, not in the measurement hutch nor in the prep lab
Drinking is permitted in the measurement hutch, provided the containers are closable
The hutch can comfortably accommodate three people (including the beamline scientist); the rest of the user group should occupy the control hutch
The beamline staff need to work uninterrupted occasionally, be considerate and have phone conversations, play video games, etc. outside of the measurement hutch
*Credit to the MAX IV BLOCH team for establishing and sharing the documentation framework