B22 is a multimode infrared (IR) and microspectroscopy (MIRIAM) beamline used to assess the molecular composition and microscopic spatial distribution of a sample at the highest, optically-achievable resolution. B22 operates two end stations that are dedicated to confocal IR spectromicroscopy and IR imaging, with a suite of single and array detectors that cover the whole IR range. Molecular identification, using its high spatial resolution, enables a better understanding of the physical-chemical properties of a vast range of materials and surfaces that are organised at a microstructural level.
Benefits:
- The high brightness and small spot size available make experiments possible at the highest spatial resolution with improved signal-to-noise
- Provides intrinsically polarised source
- Pulsed source of the electrons allows for time resolved studies
- Enables time-resolved and in situ conditions
- Flexible to accommodate various sample environments.
Best For:
- Biomedical samples such as tissue sections and single cells
- In situ surface studies on heterogenous catalysts and electrocatalysts
- Biofilms to study mineral phases
- Single and multilayered polymers.