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Beamline 5.0.1

Monochromatic Protein Crystallography

Operational

Now

Source characteristics

16-cm-period wiggler (W16) (38 poles, 19 periods)

Energy range

12.4 keV

Monochromator

Single crystal, cylindrically bent, Si(220)

Calculated flux (1.9 GeV, 400 mA)

8.5 x 1013 photons/s/0.1%BW at 12 keV (energy dependent)

Resolving power (E/DE)

~15,000

Endstations

Macromolecular Crystallography Facility

Detectors

ADSC Quantum 4U CCD

Spot size at sample (FWHM)

0.7 (h) x 0.15 (v) mm

Samples

Format

Single crystals of biological molecules

Preparation

Support labs available

Sample environment

Ambient or ~100 K

Special notes

Computers for data processing and analysis are available

Scientific applications

Biological crystallography; monochromatic

Local contact

Name: Keith Henderson
Phone: (510) 486-5838
Fax: (510) 486-5664
Email: rkhenderson@lbl.gov

Spokesperson

Name: Thomas Earnest
Affiliation: Physical Biosciences Division,
Berkeley Lab
Phone: (510) 486-4603
Fax: (510) 486-5664
Email: tnearnest@lbl.gov

Beamline phone number

(510) 495-2051

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