Xeuss 2.0 HR SAXS/WAXS instrument at the LLB, CEA Saclay
The LLB (Laboratoire Léon Brillouin), big scientific research
laboratory located at CEA Saclay in France, acquired in 2016 the Xeuss
2.0 HR SAXS/WAXS instrument from Xenocs (SAXS/WAXS, Small/Wide Angle
X-ray Scattering).
The system, installed last December at the LIONS laboratory, will
enable users coming from a broad scientific community to run advanced
research in a lot of scientific fields such as soft matter, magnetism,
chemistry, biology, metallurgy and materials.
The LLB was already providing access to its neutron scattering
spectrometers based on the SANS technique (SANS, Small Angle Neutron
Scattering). With the acquisition of the Xeuss 2.0 SAXS/WAXS instrument,
users will have extended capabilities to investigate their samples
using SAXS for structural studies, and Grazing Incidence SAXS (GISAXS)
for surface analysis.
About the LLB:
The LLB is a service-providing laboratory that also develops its own
scientific research. One of its roles is the design, construction, and
operation of neutron spectrometers installed around the Orphée reactor
in Saclay. These are mainly used for the study of condensed matter. The
scientific activities of the laboratory can be classified in three
fields of equal importance: physical-chemistry, structural and phase
transition studies, magnetism and superconductivity.