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For general users

  • MUST-FOLLOW list at beamline
    • When you want to insert a sample from a load-lock
    • When transferring sample to or from the main chamber
    • When you approach the sample to the objective
    • When changing modes
    • During measurements
    • When using electron gun (LEEM, LEED)
    • When annealing
    • When using UV-PEEM
  • Overview of beamline
    • Ring
    • Beamline
    • Spectro-microscopy endstation
    • Further reading
  • Pre-beamtime checklist
    • Once the beamtime has been scheduled in DUO
    • Roughly three weeks before the beamtime
    • Roughly one week before the beamtime
      • Sample requirements
      • Description of the sample holder/cartridge
      • User team
      • Accommodation
      • Experimental plan
      • Transportation or shipping of samples/tools/supplies/etc.
  • Tips around beamline
    • Tips for designing an optimal measurement plan
    • Tips for operating the beamline
    • Toilets and water/tea/coffee stations
    • WiFi
    • Food options
    • Resting and exercise rooms
    • Tools and supplies available in the MAXPEEM prep lab
  • Sample transfer
    • Changing sample in main chamber
    • Sample insertion from air
      • Venting
      • Pumping down after sample insertion
    • Schematic Layout of the UHV System
      • Vacuum suitcase connected to the load-lock
      • Vacuum suitcase connected to the prep chamber
    • Mount the sample on sample holder
  • Operating the prep chamber
    • Sputtering with argon
    • Annealing/Degassing the sample in the prep chamber
    • In-glovebox crystal cleaving, and air-free transfer to the microscope
    • In-vacuum post-cleaving of the crystal
  • Operating the microscope
    • Modes
    • Change setup from LEEM to another mode
    • XPEEM
    • Micro-XPS (Dispersive mode) measurement
    • LEED Measurement
    • Micro-ARPES measurement
    • Detailed alignment with UV-PEEM and LEEM
      • Prepare the setup for high voltage
      • UV-PEEM alignment
        • Prepare the setup for UV-PEEM
        • Alignment of intermediate column
        • Alignment of imaging column
        • Alignment in energy analyzer and projection system
      • LEEM alignment
        • Prepare the setup for LEEM
        • Align Electron Gun Incidence Perpendicular to Sample
        • Alignment of intermediate column
      • Alignment after decreasing FoV
      • Routine alignment with LEEM
      • Slit and apertures
    • Camera operating
  • Post-beamtime checklist
    • Getting your data
      • Copying data directly from the network drive
      • SFTP
      • Globus Connect
    • Near the end of the beamtime
    • Shortly after the beamtime has ended
  • Sample heating and cooling
    • Cooling
      • Cooling without magnetic field (Needs to be updated)
    • Annealing in chambers
      • Heating in Preparation chamber
      • Heating in Main chamber
      • Pyrometers
    • Gauges
    • Interlocks
    • When HV switches off due to an arc
  • Data acquisition
    • To-do before measurement
      • 1. User-related information (type in before measurements)
      • 2. Storage location of data (check before starting the sequence)
        • Gold mesh related info (02/04/2025) if needed
      • 3. Active measurement Group: elmitec_aem (default)
    • Beamline alignment
    • U-view software interface with frequently used function
    • Continuous quick acquisition
    • ยต-XPS (DP mode)
    • XPEEM (scan start voltage)
    • XAS
    • XMCD-/XMLD-PEEM
      • Collect individual image for XMCD (circular left, circular right)
      • Collect individual image for XMLD (linear horizontal, linear vertical)
    • Scangui
      • Sequencers
      • Set up Macroexecutor
    • Scripts (Might be updated)
    • Ipython
    • Naming data files
    • Examples for mapping ranges
      • XAS measurement by scanning beamline energy
  • Data analysis
    • Igor Pro (athina package)
    • ImageJ
      • Background image substraction with ImageJ
      • Drift correction with ImageJ
      • Plotting LEED with ImageJ
      • Calculate XMCD with ImageJ
    • Python with Jupyterhub
  • Troubleshooting
    • Beam dump happens
    • Beamline software gets stuck
    • Scangui crashes
  • Equipment manuals for users
    • Microscope hardware and software
      • Manual_20241125:

For beamline staff

  • Equipment manuals and documentation for staff
    • Surface prep
    • Pumps, valves, gauges
    • Prep chambers
    • Bakeout equipment
    • Beamline reports and papers
  • Updating MAXPEEM Documentation
    • What is Git and why do we need to use it?
    • Working locally
      • Initial setup on a Windows PC
      • MAX IV Gitlab
        • pixi (option 1)
        • docker (option 2)
  • DEVPEEM
  • How to local contact at MAXPEEM
    • Useful links
    • Responsibilities of the local contact:
      • Review the proposal
      • Make initial contact
      • Request VPN access
      • Configure their data directory on the network drive
      • Final check-in
      • Brief the beamline team
      • Coordinate removal of their samples and general cleanup
      • Debrief the team
  • Remote access (for staff)
    • Zoom
    • Syncing data with rsync (linux/mac)
    • Mounting remote drives with sshfs (linux)
    • Graphical clients
  • Baking the vacuum chambers at MAXPEEM
    • Procedure for baking the main chamber
      • Degassing
    • Notes
  • Microscope maintenance
    • Oxygen cleaning of the microscope
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