Common Hardware

To reduce the learning curve of the users under a highly heterogeneous experimental environment, all BioNSRRCs stations have a uniform user environment that achieves a high level of experimental automation and utilizes state-of-the-art area detector technology. Some of the hardware and software are developed by the Macromolecular Crystallography Group of SSRL, such as automated sample mounting system, cassette loading tools, X-ray sensor beamstop, and Blu-Ice/DCSS data acquisition system.

• Detector:
  • ADSC CCD detectors
  • Rayonix CCD detectors
  • mar345 Image Plate detector

• Detector Mount:
  • Huber XYZ translation stages.

• Microdiffractometer:
  • Bruker MD2 Microdiffractometer

• Sample Cryocooler:
  • Oxford Instrument Cryojet

• Goniometer:
  • Huber Single Phi-axis goniometer, horizontal rotation axis. Vertical translation of detector as pseudo-two theta motion.

• Goniometer Head:
  • Huber, with XY translation, with magnetic base.

• Sample Viewing Video:
  • Optronics Model LE-470 Color CCD remote head camera with 6 composite and S-Video cables. The sample camera uses a zoom lens enabling the experimenter to zoom in and out while centering the crystal in the x-ray beam.

• Heating Shield:
  
  • Heat shield is installed on the goniometer head between the sample and the phi axis. It protects the phi axis from over cooling and ice formation.

• X-ray Beamstop:
  • Beamstop blocks the direct beam to protect the detector and reduce the background signals.

• Large Diameter Beamstop:
  • Large diameter beamstop eliminates heavy overload of low resolution data.

• Microscope:
  • Leica MZ95 stereomicroscope with color CCD camera.