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NSLS Beamlines: X1A , X3A , X3B , X4A , X4C , X6A , X8C , X9A , X9B , X12B , X12C , X25 , X26C , X29A

Beamline Name X25
Beamline Website http://www.px.nsls.bnl.gov/x25/x25_info.html
Owner/Operator BNL NSLS & Biology Dept.
Operational (general use) yes
%Time available (general use) 75
Beamline Schedule http://www.px.nsls.bnl.gov/db_cgi/schedule_main.cgi?beamline=x25
Experiments MAD and Laue
Source 55-period in-vacuum hybrid permanent magnet undulator
Ring Current(mA) 300
Average Beam Lifetime 20-40 hours, fill every 12 hours
Spot Size .
Optics Pt-coated toroidal Si mirror for horizontal and vertical focussing followed by double flat Si crystal monochromator
Flux 3 x 10E(11), X-Ray photons per second through a 200 um aperture, 250 mA, 2.8 GeV
Flux Details flux measured in 2006 at wavelength 1.14 Ang, using the 6th harmonic of the undulator
Wavelength Min (Å) 0.4
Wavelength Max (Å) 4.0
Monochromator ?
Crystal type ?
Mirrors ?
Mirror Cutoff ?
Special Capabilities ?
Other Instrumentation ?
Goniometer Crystal Logic four circle diffractometer (with kappa axis) employing both Huber and Hampton goniometers with several height adaptors
Pin Length Coarse z-axis adjustment included. Use a goniometer head with a built-in adjustment for fine alignment. http://www.px.nsls.bnl.gov/px_docs.html#gonheads
Restrictions .
xtal-detector Distance 50 to 800 mm
Detector ADSC Q315
Detector Details on Crystal Logic diffractometer, for CCD info see http://www.px.nsls.bnl.gov/Q315-descr/
2theta range 2theta adjustment range -2 to +45 degrees
Cryo Capability Oxford cryostream, sample cooling to 95K
Lab Facilities Proximate cold room available in wet lab behind beamline
Biohazard .
Software CBASS for control of data collection and ADXV for data display, MOSFLM, DENZO, HKL2000
Hardware Two SGI Indigo R5000 for data collection and display. Two SGI Origin computers available for data processing.
Backup Devices .
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