Primary Contact: Name | Jay Nix |
Owner/Operator | Molecular Biology Consortium |
Status | Operational |
%Time Available (general use) | 25 |
Experiments | MAD, MONOCHROMATIC |
Services | Data collection |
Source Type | BENDING MAGNET |
Source Details | super bend |
Spot Size (mm): Height | 0.05 - 0.10 |
Spot Size (mm): Width | 0.05 - 0.20 |
Monochromator | double crystal |
Optics Details | Rosenbaum-Rock monochromator 1: high-resolution double-crystal sagittal focusing, Rosenbaum-Rock monochromator 2: double crystal, Rosenbaum-Rock vertical focusing mirror |
Crystal Type | Si (111) |
Flux(PHOTONS/SEC) | 1 x 10^12 |
Flux Details | FWHM full beam |
Wavelength Range (Å) | 0.5 - 3.5 |
Energy Range (keV) | 3.5 - 24.8 |
Goniometer | kappa geometry |
Goniometer Details | Rosenbaum-Rock miniature kappa goniostat, Kappa with horizontal omega, Fox Air-bearing Omega motor. Limited clearance for miniature kappa attachments. |
Sample Handling: Manual | normal Hamption pins (16-30) mm |
Sample Handling: Robotics | Rigaku ACTOR |
Robotics: More Info | Pucks robot can use: Rigaku, LBL, and Unipucks; can use all metal bases with 18mm pins |
1. Detector: Type | CMOS |
1. Detector: Model | RDI CMOS_8M |
1. Detector: Details | It uses a CMOS array for imaging the x-rays from a phosphor. |
1. Detector: Activated for Service | 2004-04-19 |
1. Detector: Removed from Service | 2014-01-31 |
1. Removed from Service: Details | replaced by the RDI CMOS_8M |
2. Detector: Type | CMOS |
2. Detector: Model | RDI CMOS_8M |
2. Detector: Details | It uses a CMOS array for imaging the x-rays from a phosphor. |
2. Detector: Activated for Service | 2014-02-01 |
2. Detector: Removed from Service | |
Cryo Capability | 100 K normal operating temp |
Cryo Capability Details | Normal operating temperature is 100 K |
Lab Facilities | ALS Macromolecular Crystallography Facility allows access to on-site lab |
1. Software: Name | Controls: EPICS, GUI: BLU-ICE |
1. Software: Classification | Control/collection |
2. Software: Name | SBGrid Consortium member; D*TREK, MOSFLM/iMOSFLM, XDS, HKL2000 |
2. Software: Classification | Processing |
Hardware | Sun systems, 2X dual processor Opterons for data collection, dual quad core LInux processing machines, 3D stereo-graphics workstation, Terrabyte server |
Backup Services | rsync/scp; Firewire/USB Hard drives; DVD |