Operational

Now

Source characteristics

11-cm-period wiggler (W11)

Energy range

4–16 keV

Monochromator

Double-crystal, Si(111) liquid N₂ cooled

Measured flux
at 12.4 keV

5.5 x 10¹¹ photons/s at 400-mA ring current, with 1.5-mrad divergence and 100-µm pinhole collimator

Endstations

Standard hutch

Characteristics

Single axis, air bearing goniometer; CCD detector, low-temperature system

Detectors

3 x 3 CCD array (ADSC Q315)

Samples

Format

Single crystals of biological molecules

Preparation

Support labs available

Sample environment

Ambient or ~100 K

Special notes

Computers for data processing and analysis, sample-changing robot available

Scientific applications

Biological crystallography; multiple-wavelength anomalous diffraction (MAD); single-wavelength anomalous diffraction (SAD); monochromatic

Local contact

Name: Peter Zwart
Phone: (510) 486-4214
Fax: (510) 486-5664

Spokesperson

Name: Paul Adams
Affiliation: Physical Biosciences Division, Berkeley Lab
Phone: (510) 486-4225
Fax: (510) 486-5664

Beamline phone number

(510) 495-2052