electronic reprint Journal of Synchrotron Radiation ISSN 1600-5775 Microfocusing options for the inelastic X-ray scattering beamline at sector 3 of the Advanced Photon Source A. M. Alsmadi, A. Alatas, J. Y. Zhao, M. Y. Hu, L. Yan and E. E. Alp J. Synchrotron Rad. (2014). 21, 488–496 Copyright c  International Union of Crystallography Author(s) of this paper may load this reprint on their own web site or institutional repository provided that this cover page is retained. Republication of this article or its storage in electronic databases other than as speciﬁed above is not permitted without prior permission in writing from the IUCr. For further information see http://journals.iucr.org/services/authorrights.html Synchrotron radiation research is rapidly expanding with many new sources of radiation being created globally. Synchrotron radiation plays a leading role in pure science and in emerging technologies. The Journal of Synchrotron Radiation provides comprehensive coverage of the entire ﬁeld of synchrotron radiation research including instrumentation, theory, computing and scientiﬁc applications in areas such as biology, nanoscience and materials science. Rapid publication ensures an up-to-date information resource for sci- entists and engineers in the ﬁeld. Crystallography Journals Online is available from journals.iucr.org J. Synchrotron Rad. (2014). 21, 488–496 A. M. Alsmadi et al. · Microfocusing options for inelastic X-ray scattering beamline