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Beamline Name 14-ID-B
Beamline Website http://cars.uchicago.edu/biocars/pages/idb.html
Owner/Operator BioCARS
Operational (general use) yes
%Time available (general use) 100
Beamline Schedule http://biocars.org
Experiments SAD/MAD, Laue, Time-resolved Crystallography
Source two in-line undulators: 2.3mm and 2.7 mm
Ring Current(mA) 100
Average Beam Lifetime infinite in top-up mode
Spot Size 0.095 mm H X 0.030 mm V
Optics double-crystal Si(111) monochromator; vertical and horizontal focusing mirrors in KB geometry
Flux 7X10^13 photons/sec @ 12KeV
Flux Details .
Wavelength Min (Å) 0.6
Wavelength Max (Å) 1.8
Monochromator Si(111) double-crystal
Crystal type Si(111)
Mirrors adjustable focus KB mirror pair; Si, Rh and Pt stripes
Mirror Cutoff ?
Special Capabilities white and pink beam (Laue) compatible
Other Instrumentation ps and ns lasers
Goniometer kappa goniometer w/ automated crystal centering
Pin Length 15-35 mm
Restrictions .
xtal-detector Distance 70 to 800 mm adjustable
Detector MARCCD-165
Detector Details MAR-345 available on request
2theta range .
Cryo Capability Cryojet (Oxford Instruments)
Lab Facilities laser lab, cold room, biosafety cabinet
Biohazard support for BSL-2 and BSL-3 experiments
Software Beamline control: EPICS; Data acquisition: BioCARS-developed GUI; Data processing: HKL2000, Denzo/HKL, Mosflm, EPMR, Phaser, Solve/Resolve, CCP4, SHELX, O, XtalView, LaueView, Precognition
Hardware .
Backup Devices user-provided firewire and USB drives
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