Figure 2
Photographs of the experimental setup. (a) Overview of the 32-ID-B beamline at the APS. (A) Slow shutter, (B) fast shutter, (C) laser AM experimental setup, (D) high-speed X-ray imaging setup, and (E) laser system control computer and laser source rack. (b) Detailed view of the setup. (1) High-speed camera, (2) scintillator–mirror–objective lens assembly box, (3) laser feeding fiber and collimator, (4) laser scanner, (5) experimental chamber, (6) connection for the vacuum pump, (7) vacuum-compatible bellows, (8) three-axis translational stages for sample manipulation, and (9) two-axis stage for laser–X-ray alignment. (c) A detailed view of the control rack. (i) Scanner control computer, (ii) power sources and connection boxes for the scanner, and (iii) laser source. |