Cristallina Beamline
SwissFEL Cristallina-Q endstation
The Cristallina endstation will be the third instrument of the external pageSwissFEL Aramis hard X-ray beamline and serves both quantum science (Cristallina-Q) and serial femtosecond crystallography (Cristallina-MX). Diffract-before-destroy schemes will be employed to image biological macromolecules at work (Cristallina-MX) and quantum many-body states under extreme conditions (Cristallina-Q).
Cristallina-Q is realised in close collaboration with the external pageLaboratory for Quantum Matter Research of Prof. Johan Chang (UZH) and is partially funded via an external pageSNSF R’Equip project.
Offline and beamline experimental capabilities will be uniquely combined at Cristallina and complemented by a beamline which is optimized for highly focused, sub-femtosecond X-ray pulses. The beamline layout and hutch occupation are designed for flexible movement of heavy infrastructure, such as the fixed-target instrument SwissMX and bespoke low-temperature, high-magnetic field sample environments. First light is scheduled for 2021 and user operation from 2022 onwards.