Operational

2002

Source characteristics

Superbend

Energy range

6-18 keV

Monochromator

Double crystal

Calculated flux (1.9 GeV, 400 mA)

2.4 x 10¹¹ photons/s at 12 keV

Resolving power (E/DE)

7000 with Si(111) crystals

Endstations

Minihutch

Detectors

Bruker Proteum 3-cm round lens-coupled CCD system

Spot size at sample (FWHM)

65 x 150 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

Contact

Name: Edwin Westbrook
Phone: (650) 841-7249
Fax: (312) 413-2952
Email: Edwin.Westbrook@mbc-als.org

Spokesperson

Name: Philip Matsumura
Affiliation: Molecular Biology Consortium and
University of Illinois at Chicago
Phone: (312) 996-2286
Fax: (312) 413-2952
Email: Philip.Matsumura@mbc-als.org