MX-14-1

Macromolecular Crystallography 14.1

The beamline BL 14.1 is a tuneable energy beamline for macromolecular crystallography. This beamline has a high level of automation and can perform X-ray diffraction experiments of very small crystals down to 15 micrometers. Please find in the table below the characteristic of the MX station at beamline 14.1.

Methods

Crystallography (biological macromolecules)

Remote access

depends on experiment - please discuss with Instrument Scientist

Beamline data
Energy range 5 - 15.5 keV
Energy resolution 2 eV
Flux 1.4·1011 (Photons/s/100mA)
Polarisation horizontal
Focus size (hor. x vert.) 100 μm ∅
70 μm ∅
50 μm ∅
Phone +49 30 8062 13432
Weitere Details MX 14.1
Station data
Temperature range 100 - 293 K
Pressure range ambient
Detector • X-fluorescence detector: Amptec X 1-2-3 SDD
• Pixel-detector: Pilatus3 S 6M
Manipulators CATS sample changer
Sample holder compatibility Universal Pucks with SPINE bases

see:

Supported Sample Holders and Vials


For details contact the station manager.
Additional equipment
Goniometer Microdiffractometer MD2 with Minikappa goniometer MK3

For more details visit our MX website.

BL 14.1 supports the following experimental techniques:

  • De novo structure solution using MAD, SAD 
  • High throuput screening
  • Long wavelength phasing
  • UV radiation damage phasing
  • in-situ plate screening