Operational

Now

Source characteristics

Superbend

Energy range

5-17 keV

Monochromator

Double crystal

Calculated flux (1.9 GeV, 400 mA)

2.4 x 10¹¹ photons/s at 12 keV

Resolving power (E/ΔE)

7000 with Si(111) crystals

Endstations

Minihutch

Detectors

"NOIR-1" MBC system

Spot size at sample (FWHM)

50 x125 µm

Samples

Format

Single crystals of biological molecules

Preparation

Support labs available; most samples pre-frozen

Sample environment

Ambient or ~100 K

Special notes

Computers for data processing and analysis are available

Scientific applications

Molecular biology; multiple-wavelength anomalous diffraction (MAD), monochromatic protein crystallography

Local contact

Jay Nix
Phone: (510) 486-6652, (510) 567-7535
Fax: (510) 486-5809

Spokesperson

Philip Matsumura
Affiliation: Molecular Biology Consortium and University of Illinois at Chicago
Phone: (312) 996-2286
Fax: (312) 413-2952