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SSRL BL12-1

Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory
Menlo Park, CA
SAM Automounter

One of the brightest beam lines in the US, BL12-1 is a state-of-the-art microfocus undulator beam line that was commissioned in 2020. Beam line 12-1 has a fully adjustable focus from 5 to 100 microns. Bright micron-sized beams can be achieved by the use of CRLs or microcollimators. It is optimized for microdiffraction, monochromatic, high-throughput and high-resolution macromolecular crystallography. It is SAD and MAD capable and can be run in a full remote access mode. It is equipped with an Dectris EIGER 16M detector. Beam line 12-1 was build through funding from Stanford Univeristy, the Scripps Research Institute and the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation. 50% of beamtime is available to general users. For information on submitting a proposal contact Lisa Dunn: Lisa@slac.stanford.edu. 1

Contacts

Aina Cohen

Michael Soltis

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Tools

We recommend the following tools for their compatibility and ease-of-use.

Recommended Accepted*
Puck Style Uni-Puck Uni-Puck, SSRL
Mount/Loop Style MicroMounts™ & MicroLoops™ LD Any
Rod Length 18mm/SPINE 18mm/SPINE
Base Style B1A-Reusable B1A-Reusable, B1-R, B3-R, B3S-R
*Using the SSRL Automated Mounting (SAM) system. Retrieved November 11, 2013.

Sample Preparation Kits

Convenient kits of compatible assemblies of MiTeGen recommended products

Beamline Sample Preparation Kits are available in 3 aperture size assortments based on your crystal sizes and include:

  • Assemblies of 100 Crystal Mounts, on 18 mm pins, available in the following assortment:
    • 20 x Dual-Thickness MicroLoops ™ LD  (5 each of 10, 20, 30 and 50 μm aperture sizes)
    • 40 x Dual-Thickness MicroMount ™ (10 each of 75, 100, 150 and 200 μm aperture sizes)
    • 20 x Dual-Thickness MicroLoops ™  (5 each of 300, 400, 500 and 600 μm aperture sizes)
    • 20 x MicroMeshes ™  (5 each of 10, 25, 50 and 25L μm aperture sizes)
  • Installed in 100 B5-R reusable bases or 100 regular bases
  • Packaged and stored in 5 MiTeGen base holders

Uni-puck Starter Kit 2 includes:

  • (7) Universal V-1 Pucks
  • (1) Double Puck Loading Dewar with Lid
  • (1) Puck Wand
  • (1) Puck Dewar Loading Tool
  • (1) Puck Separator Tools
  • (1) Shelved Puck Shipping Cane
  • (1) Bent Cryo-Tong
  • (1) Cryo Express Dry Shipper (CX100)
  • (1) Shipping case for CX100

*custom kits are available, contact MiTeGen with specific requests.

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