Multi-Tool Robotics Enables In-Situ Sample Manipulation for Time-Resolved Synchrotron Measurements

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2608.19280v1
• Date: Wed, 19 Aug 2026 02:36:02 GMT
• Title: Multi-Tool Robotics Enables In-Situ Sample Manipulation for Time-Resolved Synchrotron Measurements
• Abstract summary: beamline radiation-safety protocols prohibit human intervention during X-ray experiments.<n>We present a robotic platform at an X-ray scattering beamline to enable real-time sample handling and processing.
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• License: http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/
• Abstract: The high photon flux at synchrotron beamlines allows for the measurement of fast dynamical processes. However, beamline radiation-safety protocols prohibit human intervention during X-ray experiments, limiting the ability to perform versatile real-time sample manipulations during continuous data acquisition. Here we present a robotic platform at an X-ray scattering beamline to enable real-time sample handling and processing in the experimental hutch, revealing previously inaccessible transient in-situ dynamics in perovskite thin films. This modular multi-tool robotic architecture enables in-hutch sample manipulation beyond human-access constraints, establishing a foundation for automated and autonomous synchrotron experimentation.

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