Changes Coming to C Line

24-ID-C is equipped with a DECTRIS EIGER2 X 16M which was given an XE upgrade in 2025.  The EIGER2 was commissioned on 24-ID-C in 2020, coming into service as the COVID-19 pandemic caused a nationwide lockdown.  The XE upgrade improves the maximum frame rate of the detector from 140 Hz to 560 Hz or 1.7 milliseconds per exposure. Currently installed is an MD3 microdiffractometer from Arinax.  The MD3 arrived at NE-CAT prior to the APS-U with the intention of replacing the aging MD2 microdiffractometers on both beamlines.  Also installed is a modified Berkeley Automounter with a storage dewar that can hold 30 pucks.

Prior to the APS-U, NE-CAT used a proprietary control system called CONSOLE to control the beamline.  This software is currently being replaced with a new EPICS-based control system.  EPICS stands for Experimental Physics and Industrial Control System.  It is a set of software tools and applications which provide a software infrastructure for use in building distributed control systems and is used at synchrotrons, particle accelerators and other major scientific equipment such as telescopes.

24-ID-C will come online with a new remote GUI that will provided expanded capabilities for project management.  The New Remote will integrate seamlessly with RAPDv2 and the new beamline control system.

24-ID-C is currently estimated to enter scientific commissioning in Fall 2026 with user operations in Februrary 2027.