Progress in micro- and nano-diffraction at the ESRF ID13 beamline

Abstract

Microbeams are now used routinely for X-ray diffraction experiments and a range of complex sample environments have been developed. Nanobeams, meanwhile, are only just starting to promote new experimental possibilities. This article discusses instrumentation and sample environments as well as selected applications of micro- and nano-diffraction at the ID13 beamline of the ESRF, with particular emphasis on polymer science.