Nuclear resonant scattering at PETRA III : BBBBrillant opportunities for nano - And extreme condition science

Abstract

The beamline P01, actually under construction at the PETRA III synchrotron in Hamburg, will be dedicated to nuclear resonant scattering (NRS) and to inelastic x-ray scattering (IXS). It will profit from a 20m long straight section with four 5m long undulator-segments. Due to the resulting outstanding brilliance in combination with micron and sub-micron focussing of the beam P01 will be especially well suited to study small samples in nano- and extreme condition science. In this paper the beamline P01 is introduced and future possibilities applying nuclear resonant spectroscopy at P01 are discussed. © 2010 IOP Publishing Ltd.