Simulation and Optimization of Synchrotron Infrared Micro‐Spectroscopic Beamlines using Wave Optics Computation: ESRF and SOLEIL’s Cases

Applications of the "Synchrotron Radiation Workshop" (SRW) computer code to the design and optimization of the mid-infrared micro-spectroscopic beamlines at the ESRF and SOLEIL storage ring are described. The agreement found between SRW simulation, at various positions from the source to the spectrometer, ray tracing calculations and intensity profile measurements demonstrates that SRW is readily an excellent approach to optimize any synchrotron infrared beamline.