Achievements

1. Start cooling down the sample
2. Align the beamline and deliver the beam into the sample
3. Performed knife edge scans and enlarge the beam horizontal size to 350 um
4. Tuned the VHM bending by checking the hRIXS resolution
5. Performed energy calibration on the 1000 l/mm grating
6. Check XAS and RIXS of the NdNiO3 sample at 20 K, normal incidence, and peak A

Problems:

1. Nothing of note

Shift Plan:

1. Check static RIXS at a few different configuration
2. Check damage threshold with x-ray and laser
3. Find spatial and temporal overlap between laser and x-ray
4. Performed pump-probe XAS and RIXS