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This is the National Synchrotron Light Source in
New York, one of the synchrotrons where we work. |
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| The synchrotron is a large ring. There are
experimental hutches built around the perimeter. Here, I am
operating the X-14 beamline at the NSLS. The hutch is the large
white enclosure behind me - you can peak into the hutch through the
window. |
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Okay, so now you are peaking into the hutch; that's
where our setup is. The synchrotron x-rays are very powerful and
that is why we need to build our setup in these large enclosures - to
protect ourselves. Here we have setup the Langmuir trough in
the grazing incidence geometry. This type of diffraction technique
let's us study ultra-thin organic layers floating on water. |
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| Here, I'm standing in the control room, a place where
they make sure the particles stay in the storage ring. (I don't
work in this room; just got my picture taken there so that I look
important.) |
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This picture has been taken at the Advanced Photon Source, a
synchrotron near Chicago. Tomohiro, Alok and I are working hard at
the MRCAT sector. |
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| Can you spot me? I'm leaning against the cabinet
in the lower left of the picture. The lights at the top of the
picture veer rightward - they sort of give you an idea how large the ring is. |
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