A slit-less wavelength-dispersive spectrometer design is presented that uses a single-bounce monocapillary to align the sample on the Rowland circle, enhancing photon throughput and maintaining resolution. The compact design supports flexibility and reconfiguration in facilities without complex beamline infrastructure, significantly improving detection efficiency.

Demonstration of a fully contained sample holder for electron yield-detected soft X-ray spectroscopy.

To tackle disorder in crystals as well as short- and intermediate-range order in amorphous materials, and increase tractable targets with novel functionalities, we have developed a carry-in diffractometer to utilise X-ray fluorescence holography and anomalous X-ray scattering, facilitating element-specific analyses with atomic resolution using the wavelength tunability of a synchrotron X-ray source.