The Complex Systems and Biomedical Sciences group at the ESRF: current status and new opportunities after Extremely Brilliant Source upgrade

TL;DR

The ESRF's CBS group leverages the upgraded Extremely Brilliant Source to enhance experimental capabilities in studying diverse materials at the nanoscale, leading to new scientific opportunities and recent research advancements.

Contribution

This paper reports on the impact of the ESRF EBS upgrade on CBS beamlines and summarizes recent scientific activities enabled by the new beam parameters.

Findings

Enhanced beam quality and brightness post-upgrade

New experimental opportunities for nanoscale research

Recent scientific studies demonstrating improved capabilities

Abstract

The Complex System and Biomedical Sciences (CBS) group at the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility (ESRF) in Grenoble is dedicated to the study of a broad family of materials and systems, including soft and hard condensed matter, nanomaterials, and biological materials. The main experimental methods used for this purpose are X-ray diffraction, reflectivity, scattering, photon correlation spectroscopy, and time-resolved X-ray scattering/diffraction. After a recent and successful Extremely Brilliant Source (EBS) upgrade, the Grenoble synchrotron has become the first of the 4th generation high energy facilities, which offers unprecedented beam parameters for its user community, bringing new experimental opportunities for the exploration of the nanoscale structure, kinetics, and dynamics of a myriad of systems. In this contribution, we present the impact of the recent upgrade on the selected beamlines in the CBS group and a summary of recent scientific activities after the facility reopening.