Indigenous development of motorized hexapod, camera and automated alignment system for high pressure xafs experiments at Indus-2 synchrotron

Diamond Anvil Cell-based High-Pressure XAFS (HPXAFS) experiments were initiated at Indus-2, India. These experiments mandate highly focused beam and precise sample alignment, which were primarily satisfied with focusing optics and motorized stages. However, practical realization of HPXAFS was possible only after integrating these components with advanced supportive technologies. This paper describes such indigenously developed technologies - parallel kinematic mechanism-based hexapod mirror mount, GGAG single crystal-based CCD camera for beam-viewing, automation of sample alignment. These items delivered precision at par with commercial counterparts, at significantly lower cost of production. This should inspire efficient designing in broader fields of robotics and imaging