GEMS - German Engineering Materials Science Centre

German Engineering Materials Science Centre GEMS

The German Engineering Materials Science Centre, GEMS is a central user access platform, where the Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht provides a worldwide unique infrastructure for complementary research with photons and neutrons. Instruments using synchrotron radiation are operated at the outstation at DESY in Hamburg and instruments using neutrons are located at the outstation at the FRM II in Garching near Munich.

MATRAC Schools: "Application of Neutrons and Synchrotron Radiation in Engineering Materials Science" and"Application of Neutrons and Synchrotron Radiation in Materials Science with special focus on Fundamental Aspects of Materials"

Photons: P07 - HEMS

The High Energy Materials Science Beamline HEMS at PETRA III is optimized for diffraction and micro tomography experiments in the energy range from 30 to 200 keV. more

Dr. Norbert Schell
Beamline Manager

Phone: +49 (0)40 8998-3637
Fax: +49 (0)40 8998-4203
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Photons: P05 - IBL

Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht takes active part in the PETRA III project by operating and funding the Imaging Beam Line (IBL). This beamline is optimized for micro and nano tomography applications. more

Dr. Felix Beckmann
Beamline Manager

Phone: +49 (0)40 8998-5309
Fax: +49 (0)40 8998-5399
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Dr. Fabian Wilde
Beamline Scientist

Phone: +49 (0)40 8998-5334
Fax: +49 (0)40 8998-4203
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Photons: P61A - WINE

The P61 A - Beamline for White Beam Engineering Materials Science (WINE) is designed for the combination of Energy-dispersive X-ray diffraction (ED-XRD), Angle-dispersive X-ray diffraction (AD-XRD) and Imaging techniques (radiography/absorption contrast). more

Dr. Thomas Wroblewski
Beamline Scientist

Phone: +49 (0)40 8998-3004
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Photons: P03 - Nanofocus

The Nanofocus endstation at DESY beamline P03 is dedicated to scanning X-ray nanodiffraction experiments which provide structural information with sub-µm resolution from crystalline and semi-crystalline materials, e.g. metals, biomaterials, synthetic compounds. more

Dr. Christina Krywka
Beamline Scientist

Phone: +49 (0)40-8998 6903
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Neutrons: SANS-1

The small-angle scattering instrument SANS-1 at FRM II was designed and built by Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht in co-operation with Technische Universität München. more

Dr. André Heinemann
Beamline Scientist

Phone: +49 (0)89289-12818 / 14992
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Neutrons: REFSANS

REFSANS has been designed as a reflectometer for measuring both specular reflectivity and evanescing small-angle neutron scattering from solid samples as well as from the air-liquid interface. more

Dr. Jean-Francois Moulin
Beamline Manager

Phone: +49 (0)89 289-10762
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Martin Haese-Seiller
Beamline Scientist

Phone: +49 (0)89 289-10763
Fax: +49 (0)4152 87-42804
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Matthias Pomm
Engineer

Phone: +49 (0)89289-10761
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Neutrons: STRESS-SPEC

The Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht and the Technical University of Clausthal (Prof. H.-G. Brokmeier) contribute with their texture competence to the operation of STRESS-SPEC at the FRM II together with the Technischen Universität München (TUM). more

Prof. Dr. Heinz-Günther Brokmeier
Leader of Texture Group

Phone: +49 (0)4152 87-1207
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Dr. Weimin Gan
Beamline Scientist

Phone: +49-89-289 -10766
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