The DUBBLE project operates two beam lines. Mainly for researchers in the remit of the Dutch and Flemish research councils but 30% of the beam time is available for general ESRF users. The main techniques are time-resolved SAXS/WAXS and EXAFS. The latter technique can also be performed in a time-resolved mode.

The SAXS/WAXS beam line uses a large proportion of the time for soft condensed matter research although users of many other research fields, like geology, mineralogy, metallurgy, etc. are also regular visitors.

The EXAFS beam line is specialised in on-line catalysis experiments but this is definitely not the only type of experiments that are carried out here.  Several complementary techniques can be performed simultaneously with the EXAFS experiments.

News from DUBBLE

• Sample preparation lab    
• High pressure gas system on the EXAFS beam line  
• The Pilatus300K-W system will be soon installed as WAXS detector
• Funds for a new Pilatus 1M detector have been obtained