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Synchrotron Ultraviolet Radiation Facility SURF III

Synchrotron Ultraviolet Radiation Facility SURF III

The Synchrotron Ultraviolet Radiation Facility SURF III is operated by the Ultraviolet Radiation Group as a stable light source for radiometry and research. SURF covers the wavelength range from the far infrared to the soft x-ray.

  • Provides our National standards for UV and EUV radiometry
    • Monitoring space weather and solar variability
    • Advancing industrial uses – e.g. EUV microlithography, UV curing
  • Provides continuum radiation from the soft x-ray to the infrared spectral regions, with ideal output for EUV studies related to solar physics and the development of EUV lithography
  • Calculable irradiance traceable to the SI units to less than 1 % absolute uncertainty from 4 nm to 400 nm
  • Beamlines equipped for detector, spectrometer, and lamp calibrations; reflectometry and transmission measurements; degradation and lifetime studies
  • Carefully characterized and maintained source, operated in a clean hydrocarbon-free vacuum

General SURF Program Inquiries

Charles Tarrio
SURF Accelerator Systems Edward Hagley
Synchrotron Radiation Applications Uwe Arp
Extreme-ultraviolet Program Charles Tarrio
 
Beamline 1 Extreme-ultraviolet multilayer degradation studies
Properties of extreme-ultraviolet photoresists
Charles Tarrio, Robert Berg
Beamline 2 Absolute source-based irradiance calibrations of radiometric instrumentation
Ultraviolet lamp calibrations
Mitch Furst, Rob Vest, Uwe Arp
Beamline 3 Ultraviolet and extreme-ultraviolet optical properties and calibrations Rob Vest, Charles Tarrio, Uwe ArpStephanie Moffitt
Beamline 4 Ultraviolet optical properties and calibrations Uwe Arp, Rob Vest
Beamline 5 New Beam Imaging System Uwe Arp, Mitch Furst
Beamline 6 Current monitor Edward Hagley, Alex Farrell, Mitch Furst
Beamline 6B Educational Display Charles Clark
Beamline 7 Extreme-ultraviolet optical properties and calibrations Charles Tarrio
Beamline 8 Extreme-ultraviolet multilayer endurance testing Charles Tarrio, Robert BergStephanie Moffitt
Beamline 10 Infrared Spectromicroscopy Ulf Griesmann
Created May 15, 2009, Updated September 27, 2023