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), Crystallography (material sciences), Single Crystal Diffraction, Anomalous Scattering
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 |
| More 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