Main characteristics

Scientific applications

Crystallography of biological macromolecules




Source


Bending magnet	BM30A
Critical energy	9 keV
Source size	0.3x0.3 mm2
Source divergence	hor: 2.0 mrad
	ver: 0.1 mrad
Power	70W/mrad





Optics

Optical elements	Mirror M1	Double crystal mono.	Mirror M2
Distance from source	26m 81	29 m76	32m 71
Focusing type	vert. foc.	horiz. foc. by sagittal curved 2nd crystal	vert. foc.

 

Beam size at sample	0.3x0.3 mm2
Spectral range	8-18 keV
Energy resolution	2 e-4
Flux at sample (at 1 A)	2.4 e11





Detectors

• A ADSC Q315r CCD detector
• A Roentec Multi-Channel Analyser
  
• Softwares available on the beamline for data reduction are MOSFLM and XDS.

Beamline Control

• PCs Linux
  
•  VME/OS9 crates



Ancillary equipment

• 3 stereo microscopes LEICA MZ6
  
• Refrigerator (4 deg. C) and congelator (-18 deg. C)
• Hampton cryo tools (crystal wands with no tab, cryo tongs, curved vial clamps, crystal cap magnetic systems, calibrated cryo loops)
• Magnetic mini-agitator
• Vortex agitator, etc...
  

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