MX beamlines

Beamlines

There are 8 beamlines on which MX experiment can be performed at the ESRF.

For technical questions, please consult these beamline web pages and Contact us.

Availability

• There are 5 runs per year and 2 shutdown periods. Please see our yearly operation schedule overviews and half-yearly schedules of operation modes, as well as a description of the different operating modes at which the synchroton runs.
• Each of the five runs is scheduled about 6 weeks before it begins.
• A shift is equivalent to 8 hours.
• However some days are kept aside within the run for shorter experiments.
• Please contact us with details of:
  • the period during which you would like to perform your experiment
  • the number of shifts you would need
  • the type of experiment you intend to do

Feel free to contact us even during a run since the schedule is evolving constantly.

Humidity Control device (HC1)

The Humidity Control device (HC1) from the Diffraction instrumentation group at the EMBL provides an easy-to-use dehydration setup that can be used in conjunction with the world class MX beamlines at the ESRF.  For further information, read the ID14-2 beamline web pages. 

Prices

Our prices are available on request. The prices are dependent on the type of beam time, that is, the various operation modes at which the synchrotron runs and whether the beamline you select is a high intensity or a fixed wavelength beamline.

Once a date has been agreed for your experiment, safety aspects will have to be dealt with. You will find more information in the safety section of our web pages. For IX and FX experiments, sample sheets need to be submitted via the web - detailed information on how to fill in the sample sheet is available.

Assistance

• Beamline operation assistance from 08h to 22h is included in the price. A local contact is assigned for the beamline set up and beamline assistance.
• Crystallographic expertise at 175 €/hour is also available for non-crystallographers or for difficult MAD experiments, but please make sure you mention this before coming to the ESRF so that we can take your request into account.
• There is also the possibility of sending in samples by courier service. Please see our MXpress data collection service.

Once your experiment is finished, you may report to us with any comments or suggestions to improve our service.

You'll find some help about how to prepare your experiment here