MX 14.1
MX_BEAMLINE_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 beamline 14.1.
Instruments
| Beamline data | |
|---|---|
| Segment | L14 |
| Location (Pillar) | 15.2 |
| Source | 7T-WLS-2 (Wavelength Shifter) |
| Monochromator | DCM Si(111) |
| Energy range | 5 - 15.5 keV |
| Energy resolution | 2 eV |
| Flux | 1.4·1011 (Photons/s/100mA) |
| Polarisation | horizontal |
| Divergence horizontal | 2 mrad |
| Divergence vertical | 0.35 mrad |
| Focus size (hor. x vert.) | 100 μm ∅ 70 μm ∅ 50 μm ∅ |
| User endstation | PILATUS3 X 6M pixel detector with 100 Hz data rate Microdiffractometer MD2 CATS robotic sample changer |
| Distance Focus/last valve | 300 mm |
| Height Focus/floor level | 1400 mm |
| Beam availability | 24h/d |
| Phone | +49 30 8062 13432 |
For more details visit our MX website.
BL 14.1 supports the following experimental techniques:
- Multi-axis goniometry
- De novo structure solution using MAD, SAD
- High throuput screening
- Long wavelength phasing
- UV radiation damage phasing