Operational

Now

Source characteristics

16-cm-period wiggler (W16) (38 poles, 19 periods)

Energy range

12.4 keV

Monochromator

Asymmetrically cut Si(220) crystal, cylindrically bent

Calculated flux (1.9 GeV, 400 mA)

8.5 x 10¹³ photons/s/0.1%BW at 12 keV (energy dependent)

Resolving power (E/DE)

15,000

Endstations

Macromolecular Crystallography Facility

Detectors

2 x 2 array ADSC Quantum 4 CCD detector

Spot size at sample (FWHM)

0.7 (h) x 0.15 (v) mm; 50-µm, 100-µm, and 180-µm collimator

Samples

Format

Single crystals of biological molecules

Preparation

Support labs available; automated sample mounting system

Sample environment

Ambient or ~100 K

Special notes

Computers for data processing and analysis are available

Scientific applications

Biological crystallography; monochromatic

Local contact

Name: Gyorgy (George) Snell
Affiliation: Berkeley Lab
Phone: (510) 486-7252
Fax: (510) 486-5664
Email: gsnell@lbl.gov

Spokesperson

Name: Thomas Earnest
Affiliation: Physical Biosciences Division,
Berkeley Lab
Phone: (510) 486-4603
Fax: (510) 486-5664
Email: tnearnest@lbl.gov

Beamline Phone Number

(510) 495-2054