Normal Incidence Monochromators for synchrotron beamline applications0 pages
Eagle and
Normal Incidence
1960 to 2002
6.65-m
6.65-m
EAGLE AND NIM STORY
In 1959 Dr. Namioka et al worked at the University of Chicago
and later cooperated with Air Force Cambridge. His work was
responsible for developing Off- Plane Eagle Type Monochromators and Spectrographs. He also was instrumental in the
development of the Seya Namioka Semi Normal Incidence Monochromator. At that time, being near the McPherson facility, he cooperated with Paul McPherson in the first commercial Seya
Namioka type instrument. High resolution vacuum spectroscopy
had taken gigantic steps! In the early 1960’s, McPherson started to
design and build Eagle and NIM type vacuum monochromators.
Some of these 2, 3, 4, and 6.6 m fl versions helped pioneer research regarding light sources, optical coatings, etc. The Bureau
of Standards in the U.S.A. and Germany utilize McPherson monochromators.In1964/65two6.65meterfocallengthOff-PlaneVacuum
Type Eagle Monochromator Spectrographs were built for advanced research and development and are still in use today! The
VUV area changed into the UHV requirements and McPherson’s
monochromators became valuable tools in emerging synchrotrons
and science laboratories around the world.
A few examples of the
great number built...
10.6-m
3-m
4-m
6.65-m
Eagle
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