28 edges seen!
| Wednesday: |
Qu, Scott, Adama, and
Jihane collect beautiful selenium spectra off of a
sample prepared by James. |
| Overnight Wednesday-Thursday: |
Jihane and Adama improvise to get balky Displex cryostat
functioning...first cold spectra in morning. |
| Thursday: |
Marten and Marcella relieve a tired Jihane and Adama,
stabilizing the Displex. |
| Friday: |
John and Hershie help collect dramatic two-edge spectra of Ni-Co
compounds. |
| Saturday: |
Vitaly devises and executes a
study of the absorbance of Kapton tape, with surprising results. |
| Sunday: |
Dachun, Scott, and Vitaly collect
extraordinary two-edge spectra of Mitsubishi sample. Sample was prepared using
glove box by Jihane and Dachun. Vitaly notices an irregularity in the ring current--NSLS control room personnel are intrigued. BOOM! Explosion on neighboring beamline. No damage, no injuries, but some running and cursing. |
Here's the log of these measurements.