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

Beamline Name X29A
Beamline Website http://www.px.nsls.bnl.gov/
Owner/Operator PXRR Brookhaven Biology and Case Proteomics Center-Case Western Reserve
Operational (general use) yes
%Time available (general use) 70%
Beamline Schedule http://www.px.nsls.bnl.gov/
Experiments MAD/SAD
Source 54 pole in vacuum undulator to 3.3 mm gap
Ring Current(mA) 300
Average Beam Lifetime 20-40 hours, fill every 12 hours
Spot Size 140 by 170 micron FWHM on aperture 65 mm upstream of crystal
Optics Rosenbaum-Rock double crystal sagittal focusing monochrometer and vertical focusing mirror
Flux 3.5 x 10E(11) x-ray photons/s
Flux Details at 1.1A through 120 by 120 aperture with ring at 300 ma
Wavelength Min (Å) 0.83
Wavelength Max (Å) 1.8
Monochromator ?
Crystal type ?
Mirrors ?
Mirror Cutoff ?
Special Capabilities ?
Other Instrumentation ?
Goniometer air bearing omega with mini-kappa (to 50 degrees) and motorized crystal positioning
Pin Length 22.5 mm +- 4 mm
Restrictions none
xtal-detector Distance 89-705 mm
Detector ADSC Q315
Detector Details 3150 by 3150 pixels, each pixel 100 by 100 microns motorized detector distance only, duty cycle is 2.5 sec plus exposure
2theta range no
Cryo Capability Oxford Cryosystems Cryostream 700
Lab Facilities no
Biohazard no
Software CBASS (with EPICS), HKL2000, MOSFLM
Hardware Linux PC's
Backup Devices DVD burner robot, firewire disks
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