Aiming at the problem of single stitching scenes (ordered or disordered images), which are time-consuming and involve complex computation during the image stitching, a multi-scene image stitching method based on merge sorting is proposed called merge-sorting image stitching (MSIS). We established an image stitching model based on merge sorting, directly stitching the matched images without traversing all the images and sorting them. Compared with the traditional method, this method significantly reduces the computational time taken matching irrelevant image pairs and improves the efficiency of image registration and stitching. The experimental results show that, compared with the binary tree-based model, our method reduces the time required to complete image stitching by about 10% and the distortion of the stitched images.

An experimental picosecond time-resolved X-ray ferromagnetic resonance (TR-XFMR) apparatus with a time resolution of 13 ps (RMS) or 31 ps (FWHM) was constructed and demonstrated in the 07U and 08U1A soft X-ray beamlines at the Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility (SSRF) using pump-probe detection and X-ray magnetic circular dichroism (XMCD) spectroscopy. Element and time-resolved ferromagnetic resonance was excited by continuous microwave phase-locking of the bunch clock within the photon beam during synchrotron radiation and was characterized by detecting the magnetic circular dichroism signals of the elements of interest in the magnetic films. Using this equipment, we measured the amplitude of the element-specific moment precession during ferromagnetic resonance (FMR) at 2 GHz in a single Ni₈₁Fe₁₉ layer.

The scanning transmission X-ray microscopy (STXM) platform based on synchrotron radiation has achieved nanoscale imaging with chemical sensitivity using spectro-microscopy techniques. However, the quality of STXM imaging is affected by the stability of the beam intensity. The top-up operation mode of synchrotrons to maintain a constant electron beam intensity introduces periodic fluctuations in the X-ray beam intensity, leading to notable imaging noise that decreases both contrast and precision. To address this issue, a high-speed real-time beam intensity monitoring system was designed and implemented at the BL08U1A beamline of the Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility. This system utilizes an yttrium–aluminium–garnet crystal along with dual detectors having an acquisition frequency of up to 1 MHz and a synchronization error of less than 20 ns between them. This system can precisely and synchronously monitor the X-ray beam intensity variations which are used to remove noise due to electron injection from STXM images, thereby markedly improving the quality of STXM imaging.

A dedicated data acquisition system has been developed and commissioned for the tender-energy spectroscopy beamline BL16U1 at the Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility. The system implements a distributed architecture integrating EPICS-based hardware control with the Bluesky experiment orchestration environment, supporting multiple X-ray absorption spectroscopy modes including transmission, total electron yield, total fluorescence yield, and partial fluorescence yield detection. A key technical feature is the hardware-level synchronization between a multi-channel silicon drift detector and a multichannel scaler, enabling precise timing for fluorescence-XAS measurements. A unified graphical interface based on Control System Studio provides streamlined experiment control and real-time data visualization. System validation using standard reference samples demonstrates successful acquisition of high-quality Cl K-edge XANES spectra in fluorescence mode, high signal-to-noise Co K-edge EXAFS data in transmission mode with extended k-space coverage up to 16 Å⁻¹, and high-sensitivity Ti K-edge fluorescence XAFS on dilute (1–3%) TiO₂ polymorphs. These results confirm the system’s capability for reliable, high-precision spectroscopy across the tender-energy range (2–16 keV), supporting both trace-element analysis and detailed local-structure determination. The fully integrated system is now operational at the beamline, providing a robust platform for advanced X-ray absorption studies in environmental, catalytic, and materials science.