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Beamline Name 8-BM
Beamline Website http://necat.chem.cornell.edu
Owner/Operator NE-CAT
Operational (general use) yes
%Time available (general use) 25
Beamline Schedule not available
Experiments Macromolecular, MAD
Source Bend magnet
Ring Current(mA) 100
Average Beam Lifetime 100 mA in top up 90 in other fill modes
Spot Size 0.33 mm x 0.5 mm
Optics double crystal monochromator, Si111, 2nd crystal sagittal focus followed by Rh coated bent cylinder vertically focusing mirror
Flux 1X10E11 p/s through 0.2 mm aperture
Flux Details .
Wavelength Min (Å) 0.886
Wavelength Max (Å) 1.908
Monochromator ?
Crystal type ?
Mirrors ?
Mirror Cutoff ?
Special Capabilities ?
Other Instrumentation ?
Goniometer Huber Kappa
Pin Length ?
Restrictions data collection done on single axis.
xtal-detector Distance 160 - 1100 mm
Detector ADSC Q315
Detector Details .
2theta range Detector can be moved vertically to place the beam center at the bottom of the detector.
Cryo Capability Oxford instruments Cryojet.
Lab Facilities 4C coldroom, and two incubators (4 and 18C). Additional lab equipment is available.
Biohazard .
Software CCP4, Solve, Resolve, HKL2000, CNS
Hardware Linux computers
Backup Devices DVD, USB2 disks
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