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<metadesc>Coherent X-ray Science Group facilities furnished by research grants awarded to Marcus Newton. </metadesc>
 
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=== CXS Laboratory ===
 
  
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=== X-ray Diffraction Imaging Laboratory ===
  
The CXS laboratory is primarily used for the synthesis of nanometre scale crystals and device structures.  Pulsed laser deposition (PLD) permits the synthesis of complex transition metal-oxide materials such as vanadates, cuprates and manganites as thin films or as heterostructures. Our laboratory houses a 248 nm KrF and a 193 nm ArF excimer laser, both of which are routinely used for pulsed laser deposition and laser-assisted fabrication. The CXS laboratory is also equip with a thermal vacuum tube furnace and various gases for nanoscale crystal synthesis via thermal CVD.  The synthesis equipment is supported by an optical table and accompanying overhead rack for electrical equipment.
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The X-ray Diffraction Imaging Facility consists of a Rigaku MicroMax-007 x-ray generator capable of focusing x-rays down to a spot size of 0.075 mm in diameter. X-ray are imaged with a Dectris Eiger2 area detector that is capable of single photon counting and can operate at high frequency.  A robotic diffractometer sample mounting stage permits automated and rapid measurement of multiple samples in sequence.  The system is capable of performing a wide variety of X-ray diffraction measurements on bulk samples, thin films and powders.  In addition, there is capacity for in-operando X-ray measurements coupled with laser, magnetic and electrical excitation.
  
=== Nanofabrication Centre ===
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The Southampton Nanofabrication Centre is a state-of-the-art facility for microfabrication and high-spec nanofabrication, as well as a wide range of characterisation capabilities housed in the new Mountbatten Complex at the University of Southampton. One of the premiere cleanrooms in Europe, the Centre has a uniquely broad range of technologies, combining traditional and novel top down fabrication with state-of-the-art bottom up fabrication. This allows us to develop and produce a wide range of devices in diverse fields such as electronics, nanotechnology and bionanotechnology and incorporate them into an equally comprehensive array of nano and microsystems for analysis and use. The characterisation capability is similarly extensive catalogue of microscopes and test gear, from nanometre resolution scanning microscopes to electrical, magnetic and RF analysis.
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The sample preparation room is equip with a fume cupboard that houses a spin coater, sonic bath, hot plate and weighing scale. There is also an optical microscope with micromanipulator for sample inspection and manipulation.
  
=== Iridis ===
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Iridis is the University of Southampton's Major high performance computing facility.  It boasts an 250 TeraFlops of computer performance.  Currently in it's fourth generation, Iridis is the most powerful university-based supercomputer in England and the third largest academic supercomputing facility in the UK. Iridis4 is ranked in the top ten of the UK’s elite supercomputers. The facility is powered by IBM® Intelligent Cluster solutions and includes Intel® Xeon Phi™ coprocessors, which can take control of some of the most demanding mathematical calculations to significantly increase its processing power. The Intel® Xeon Phi™ coprocessors are each capable of running at one teraflop, (one trillion calculations per second).
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=== Diamond Light Source ===
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The CXS Synthesis laboratory is primarily used for the synthesis of nanometre scale crystals and device structures.  Pulsed laser deposition (PLD) permits the synthesis of complex transition metal-oxide materials such as vanadates, cuprates and manganites as thin films or as heterostructures. Our laboratory houses a 248 nm KrF excimer laser for pulsed laser deposition and laser-assisted fabrication. The laboratory is also equip with two thermal vacuum tube furnaces and various gases for nanoscale crystal synthesis via thermal CVD. 
  
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The Diamond Light Source is the UK’s national synchrotron science facility, located at the Harwell Science and Innovation Campus in Oxfordshire. The facility is used by over 3,000 academic and industrial researchers across a wide range of disciplines including structural biology, energy, engineering, nanoscience and environmental sciences.
 
We utilise this facility for Coherent X-ray Diffraction Imaging experiments.
 
 
 
 
 
=== SACLA XFEL ===
 

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Facilities:

X-ray Diffraction Imaging Laboratory

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The X-ray Diffraction Imaging Facility consists of a Rigaku MicroMax-007 x-ray generator capable of focusing x-rays down to a spot size of 0.075 mm in diameter. X-ray are imaged with a Dectris Eiger2 area detector that is capable of single photon counting and can operate at high frequency. A robotic diffractometer sample mounting stage permits automated and rapid measurement of multiple samples in sequence. The system is capable of performing a wide variety of X-ray diffraction measurements on bulk samples, thin films and powders. In addition, there is capacity for in-operando X-ray measurements coupled with laser, magnetic and electrical excitation.

Sample Preparation Room

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The sample preparation room is equip with a fume cupboard that houses a spin coater, sonic bath, hot plate and weighing scale. There is also an optical microscope with micromanipulator for sample inspection and manipulation.

Synthesis Laboratory

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The CXS Synthesis laboratory is primarily used for the synthesis of nanometre scale crystals and device structures. Pulsed laser deposition (PLD) permits the synthesis of complex transition metal-oxide materials such as vanadates, cuprates and manganites as thin films or as heterostructures. Our laboratory houses a 248 nm KrF excimer laser for pulsed laser deposition and laser-assisted fabrication. The laboratory is also equip with two thermal vacuum tube furnaces and various gases for nanoscale crystal synthesis via thermal CVD.