Beamline Guides
Below is a list of synchrotrons around the world along with their crystallography-related beamlines, generally doing X-ray diffraction.
These guides are to help researchers determine who the best contacts are, how to schedule beamtime, and what sample hardware they need to successfully collect data. Beamlines are continually upgrading and improving, so we welcome updates from users and beamline managers.
| Abbreviation | Institution | Crystallography Beamlines (link to page) |
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| ALBA | Cerdanyola del Vallés, Spain | ||
| XALOC | Cryogenic Automated Transfer System (CATS) | ||
| ALS |
The Advanced Light Source Berkeley, CA |
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| 4.2.2 | ACTOR Robot | ||
| 5.0.1 | ALS | ||
| 5.0.2 | ALS | ||
| 5.0.3 | ALS | ||
| 8.2.1 | ACTOR Robot | ||
| 8.2.2 | ACTOR Robot | ||
| 8.3.1 | “Cool Hand” Luke | ||
| 11.3.1 (Offline) | 11.3.1 (Offline) | ||
| 12.2.1 | N/A | ||
| 12.2.2 | N/A | ||
| 12.3.2 | N/A | ||
| 12.3.1-PX | Stanford Automated Mounting System (SAM) | ||
| BSIB (5.4, 1.4) | N/A | ||
| APS |
The Advanced Photon Source Argonne, IL APS is shutting down for one year starting in 2023 as part of a planned upgrade. We can help you find alternative beamlines for your research. In addition, we can advise you on what tools and instruments you will need for conducting your research at the new beamline. Visit our alternative beamline page to learn more |
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| 14-BM-C (BioCARS) | N/A | ||
| 14-ID-B (BioCARS) | N/A | ||
| 17-ID (IMCA-CAT) | ACTOR Robot | ||
| 19-BM (SBC) | ALS | ||
| 19-ID (SBC) | ACTOR Robot | ||
| 21-ID-D (LS-CAT) | CATS | ||
| 21-ID-E (LS-CAT) | CATS | ||
| 21-ID-F (LS-CAT) | CATS | ||
| 21-ID-G (LS-CAT) | CATS | ||
| 22-BM (SER-CAT) | ALS | ||
| 22-ID (SER-CAT) | ALS | ||
| 23-ID-B (GM/CA) | ALS | ||
| 23-ID-D (GM/CA) | ALS | ||
| 24-ID-C (NE-CAT) | ALS | ||
| 24-ID-E (NE-CAT) | ALS | ||
| 31-ID (LRL-CAT) | IRELEC | ||
| Australian Synchrotron | Clayton, Victoria | ||
| MX 1 | SAM (SSRL) | ||
| MX 2 | SAM (SSRL) | ||
| BESSY |
Berlin Electron Storage Ring Company for Synchrotron Radiation Berlin, Germany |
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| BESSY 14.1 | CATS | ||
| BESSY 14.2 | G-ROB | ||
| BESSY 14.3 | N/A | ||
| BSRF |
Beijing Synchrotron Radiation Facility Beihing, China |
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| 1W2B | N/A | ||
| 3W1A | N/A | ||
| CAMD |
Center for Advanced Microstructures and Devices Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
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| GCPCC | N/A | ||
| CHESS |
Cornell High Energy Synchrotron Source Ithaca, NY |
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| A1 (Offline) | ALS | ||
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ALS |
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| CLSI |
Canadian Light Source Inc. Saskatchewan, Canada |
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| 08ID-1 | SAM | ||
| 08B1-1 | SAM | ||
| DIAMOND |
Diamond Light Source Didcot, Oxfordshire |
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| I03 | BART | ||
| I04 | BART | ||
| I04.1 | BART | ||
| I19 | BART | ||
| I23 | Coming Soon | ||
| I24 | BART | ||
| ELETTRA |
Elettra Sincrotrone Trieste Trieste, Italy |
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| XRD1 (5.2R) | In house (SPINE-based) | ||
| XRD2 (11.2C) | In house (Unipuck-based) | EMBL/DESY |
European Molecular Biology Laboratory Hamburg, Germany |
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N/A N/A |
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| P14 | N/A | ||
| ESRF |
European Synchrotron Radiation Facility Grenoble, France |
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| BM01 | N/A | ||
| BM07 | G-Rob | ||
| ID23-1 | FlexHCD | ||
| ID23-2 | FlexHCD | ||
| ID29 (Offline for Update) | FlexHCD | ||
| ID30B | FlexHCD | ||
| MASSIF-1 | RoboDiff | ||
| MASSIF-3 | FlexHCD | ||
| LNLS |
The Brazilian Synchrotron Light Laboratory Sao Paulo, Brazil. |
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MXRob (In House Development) |
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| MAX IV |
MAX IV Lund University, Sweden |
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| BioMAX | ISARA | ||
| NSLS II |
National Synchrotron Light Source NSLSII Upton, NY |
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| AMX (17-ID-1) | In-house | ||
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In-house ISARA2 |
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| PAL |
Pohang Accelerator Laboratory Pohang, South Korea |
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| 2D | N/A | ||
| 5C | N/A | ||
| 7A | N/A | ||
| BioNSRRC |
National Synchroton Radiation Research Center Taiwan |
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SAM SAM SAM |
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| BL13C1 | SAM | ||
| PF |
Photon Factory Tsukuba, Japan |
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| Bl-1A | In-house | ||
| Bl-5A | In-house | ||
| Bl-17A | In-house | ||
| AR-NW12A | In-house | ||
| AR-NE3A | In-house | ||
| RRCAT |
Raja Ramanna Centre for Advanced Technology India |
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| PX-BL21 | N/A | ||
| SLRI |
Synchrotron Light Research Institute Thailand |
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| BL7.2 | N/A | ||
| SLS @ PSI |
Swiss Light Source @ Paul Scherrer Institut northern Switzerland |
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| X06DA – PXIII | CATS | ||
| X06SA – PXI | CATS | ||
| X10SA – PXII | CATS | ||
| SOLEIL |
SOLEIL Saint-Aubin, France |
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| PROXIMA1 | CATS | ||
| PROXIMA2 | CATS | ||
| SPring–8 |
Super Photon ring-8 GeV Japan |
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| BL12B2 | SPACE | ||
| BL26B1 | SPACE | ||
| BL26B2 | SPACE | ||
| BL32XU | SPACE | ||
| BL38B1 | SPACE | ||
| BL41XU | SPACE | ||
| BL44B2 | SPACE | ||
| BL44XU | SPACE | ||
| SSRF |
Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility Pudong, Shanghai, China |
BL17U | ACTOR |
| SSRL |
Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory Menlo Park, CA |
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| BL12-2 | SAM | ||
| BL12-1 | SAM | ||
| BL9-2 | SAM | ||
| BL14-1 | SAM |