BESSY II Light Source
Soft x-ray light for energy and materials research
BESSY II is a third-generation synchrotron radiation source that produces extremely bright X-ray light. Researchers from all over the world can use this light for their experiments. BESSY II is a universal tool for studying an endless variety of samples, for example solar cells, materials for solar hydrogen production and quantum materials. Proteins can be studied for the development of new medicines, and meteorites and archaeological finds can be investigated using the soft X-ray light from BESSY II.
At BESSY II materials are more and more investigated “at work” (operando), for example, a battery during charging and discharging. This type of experiments is indispensable particularly for applied materials research. For this purpose, HZB and its partners develop globally unique instrumentation for operando investigations with soft X-rays.
Instruments at BESSY II
When considering a certain instrument for your proposal, we kindly ask you to contact the responsible instrument scientist(s) for more information on the instrument and its current status.
Apply for Beamtime
Twice a year the HZB User Coordination welcomes the submission of new applications. Proposals for BESSY II, EMF and MX may only be submitted via the general access tool GATE. Please find more information about the Call for proposals here: Proposal Submission.