Source: The beamline is utilizing the outboard tangent point (5.29 Tesla) of a 6 Tesla super conducting bending magnet in sector 12 of the Advanced Light Source. The critical energy is 12.7 keV delivering a quasi continuous spectrum usable between ~ 6 keV and 35 keV.

Optics: The beamline design follows the tried ALS two-stage focusing design (MacDowell et al., 2004). A vertically deflecting plane parabolic collimating mirror (M1) provides parallel light onto two sets of double-crystal monochromators (Si(111) and multilayer). A toroidal focusing mirror (M2) in the 2:1 position focuses the monochromatic X-ray beam onto a first focus spot in the hutch (~40 x 80 um (hxv) FWHM ). This first focus spot  is equipped with vertical and horizontal slits to create a virtual source. It also serves as the first experimental station (ES-1, high-pressure single crystal diffraction). Alternatively the virtual source can be re-imaged with a set of KB mirrors (demag 2.4(h) x 6.7 (v) onto the sample position of the second end-station (ES-2, high-pressure powder diffraction).