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Beamline X8C

General Information

Source Type
Bending Magnet

Status
Operational

General User Beamtime
25%

Energy Range
5-19 keV

Beamline Type
Participating Research Team (PRT)

Technique(s)
Multi wavelength anomalous diffraction
Macromolecular crystallography

Institution(s)
Biogen Incorporated
Biotechnology Research Institute, Canadian Consortium
Hoffmann-La Roche
National Institutes of Health, NCRR

Research Types
Diffraction studies of biological macromolecules.

Contact Information

Spokesperson The person from each beamline who acts as a contact point between the beamline management and NSLS administration. Contact for questions about the beamline scientific program, experimental capabilities, and beamline management.
Mirek Cygler, National Research Council of Canada, mirek.cygler@bri.nrc.ca, 5144966321
Robert Sweet, Brookhaven National Laboratory, rsweet@bnl.gov, 344-3401

Local Contact The beamline staff member who is typically responsible for overseeing the daily operation and maintenance of the beamline. Contact for questions about beamline instrumentation, experimental details, and training.
Leonid Flaks, SFA, Inc., flaks@bnl.gov, 631/344-2682

Beamtime Scheduler The beamline staff member responsible for coordination of beamline schedule every trimester. Contact for questions about beamtime scheduling.
Patricia Howell, Hospital for Sick Children, howell@sickkids.ca, 416-813-5378

Beamline Phone
631-344-5608

Instrumentation

Beamline Characteristics

Energy Range Mono Crystal or Grating Resolution (ΔE/E) Flux Spot Size (mm) Total Angular Acceptance (mrad)
2 - 20 keV Si(111)   1.1 x 1010 ph/sec (@ 1.1 , 300 mA, 2.6 GeV, 0.20 mm aperture) 0.5H x 0.5V max 5

Source Type
Bending magnet

Optical System
Mirror 1: Rh-coated fused silica collimating mirror.

Monochromator: Si (111) double-crystal monochromator.

Mirror 2: Rh-coated fused silica focusing mirror.

Experimental Apparatus
ADSC Quantum 4R detector mounted on two-theta goniostat.

Computer System Hardware & Software
5 or 6 Linux workstations with Fedora RedHat OS, 2 Alfa stations with True64 UNIX, Windows XP Total disk space for user's data is about 200G. Control system is based on EPICS.

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