Developing and implementing excellent sample environment equipment for BESSY II users has been a central focus point at HZB for a long time. BESSY II users can rely on the expertise of a dedicated sample environment group with a long and wide-ranging experience in the field of synchrotron methods. The core areas for sample environment at BESSY II are tailored operando sample environment for electro-chemical and catalytic experiments and equipment for extreme sample conditions such as low temperatures, magnetic fields, and high pressures. In addition, high sample throughput and remote access capabilities are strengthened by the development of automated, standardized and modular sample environment. This process became crucial during the Corona pandemic when it enabled continued access to BESSY II for external users. Tailored sample transfer boxes have been developed so that MX users could send their samples in a protected environment. Endstations and sample environment control software has been opened for remote user access. In consequence, and to create unique and outstanding science opportunities at BESSY II for the years to come, HZB plans to further strengthen the sample environment capabilities at BESSY II in particular by: - Providing lab space and infrastructure for future complex technical developments and offline measuring stations. - Establishing robotic approaches and automation, which allow high-throughput investigations with samples in standardized and complex in situ and operando environments such as catalytic reactors and battery cells. - Expanding the experimental accessible parameter space towards lowest temperatures and the highest magnetic fields, which is indispensable for the understanding of novel quantum materials.
