Operational

2001

Source characteristics

Superbend

Energy range

6-18 keV

Monochromator

Double crystal

Calculated flux (1.9 GeV, 400 mA)

5.7 x 10¹¹ photons/s (100 µm collimator)

Resolving power (E/DE)

7000

Endstations

Minihutch

Detectors

2 x 2 array CCD (ADSC)

Calculated spot size at sample (FWHM)

65 x 150 µm

Samples

Format

Single crystals of biological molecules

Preparation

Support labs available

Sample environment

Ambient or ~100 K

Special notes

Computers for data processing and analysis are available

Scientific applications

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

Local contact

Name: Alastair MacDowell
Phone: (510) 486-4276
Fax: (510) 486-7696
Email: aamacdowell@lbl.gov

Spokesperson

Name: Brian Matthews
Affiliation: University of Oregon
Phone: (541) 346-2572
Fax: (541) 346-5870
Email: brian@uoxray.uoregon.edu

Name: David Agard
Affiliation: University of California at San Francisco
Phone: (415) 476-2521
Fax: (415) 476-1902
Email: agard@msg.ucsf.edu