AUSTRALIAN SYNCHROTRON - MX2
| Beamline Name | MX2 |
|---|---|
| Primary Contact: Name | Tom Caradoc-Davies |
| Owner/Operator | Australian Synchrotron |
| Status | Operational |
| Experiments | MAD, SAD |
| Experiments Details | This beamline is ideal for weakly-diffracting, hard-to-crystallise proteins, viruses, protein assemblies and nucleic acids as well as smaller molecules such as inorganic catalysts and organic drug molecules. |
| Source Type | INSERTION DEVICE |
| Source Details | in-vacuum undulator |
| Spot Size (mm): Height | .02 |
| Spot Size (mm): Width | .01 |
| Flux(PHOTONS/SEC) | 1.4 x 10^12 |
| Flux Details | @ 12.6578 keV |
| Wavelength Range (Å) | 0.44 - 2.25 |
| Energy Range (keV) | 5.5 - 28 |
| Goniometer | interchangeable phi and kappa |
| Sample Handling: Robotics | (SAM) Stanford Automated Mounting System |
| Detector: Type | CCD |
| Detector: Model | ADSC Quantum 315r |
| Detector: Activated for Service | 2008-08-13 |
| Detector: Removed from Service |