New facilities for studying single crystals under a range of non-ambient conditions using SR radiation

该项目旨在开发非环境条件下研究亚100微米晶体的仪器和方法，使用单晶x射线衍射技术和同步辐射，以了解从传感器到药品等各种关键材料的结构/性质相关性。环境电池将被开发应用于低温（低于30K），或适中的压力在晶体上，或在数据收集期间将晶体暴露于声音或微波中。气体流动池也将被开发出来，这样单晶和气体之间的化学反应就可以被晶体学监测；这里的重要应用包括开发气体储存装置和确定非均相化学反应的性质。最初的工作将在SRS进行，然后随着原型电池的开发，仪器和方法将在2008年投入使用时转移到钻石上的单晶光束线I19上。通过这种方式，将为英国结构科学家和其他人提供一个独特的设施，在那里可以实时研究变化中的结构。这些发展将为用户提供目前在世界上任何其他中心设施无法获得的新技术。

The project is to develop instrumentation and methodologies for studying sub-100 micron crystals, using single crystal X-ray diffraction techniques and synchrotron radiation, under non-ambient conditions in order to understand structure/property correlations in a wide range of key materials ranging form sensors to pharmaceuticals. Environmental cells will be developed to apply low temperatures (below 30K), or moderate pressures at the crystal, or to expose the crystal to sound or microwaves to the crystal during data collection. Gas flow cells will also be developed so that chemical reactions between single crystals and gases can be monitored crystallographically; important applications here involve the development of gas storage devices and of establishing the nature of heterogeneous chemical reactions. Initial work will be carried out at the SRS, and then as the prototype cells are developed the instrumentation and methodologies will be transferred to the single crystal beamline, I19, on diamond, during 2008 when it becomes operational. In this way a unique facility for UK structural scientists and others will be provided, where it will be possible to study structures under change in real time. These developments will provide the users access to new techniques that are not currently possible at any other central facilities in the world.