We present the results obtained by commissioning a wide-range, 6-meter SGM,
bending magnet beamline located at SRRC. The beamline is based on the Drag
on-type design and delivers photons over a wide spectral range of 10-1500 e
V. Two movable entrance slits in conjunction with a shared movable exit sli
t are employed to accommodate the requirement of different grating included
angles for low- and high-energy branches. Gas-phase photoabsorption measur
ements performed on various gases validate that the resolution is at least
20 000 in the low-energy branch and 8000 in the high-energy branch. The res
olution data compare well with the theoretical calculations. (C) 2001 Elsev
ier Science B.V. All rights reserved.