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SLSPSI X06SA – PXI

Swiss Light Source @ Paul Scherrer Institut
Switzerland
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X06SA (PXI) is the first macromolecular crystallography beamline at the Swiss Light Source. It is equipped with a flexible two-stage focusing X-ray optics system and a single–photon counting hybrid pixel area EIGER 16M (Dectris) detector. X06SA is well suited for micro-crystals, crystallography of large unit cell structures, and single/multiwavelength anomalous diffraction experiments (SAD/MAD).

Beamline Characteristics

Wavelength range: (Å) 0.7 – 2.2
Spectral range:  (keV) 5.7 – 17.5
Energy resolution (%):  0.02
Flux at 12.4 keV at 400mA (ph/s): > 2 x 1012
Spot size h x v (μm): Fast change from 5 x 5 to 100 x 100, option to focus on detector

Smallest focusing 10 x 1. Smallest beam 2 x 1 is available upon request

Detector: EIGER 16M X (133 Hz)1

Contacts

Wang, Meitian Dr.

Pauluhn, Anuschka Dr.

Takashi Tomizaki

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Tools

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

Recommended Accepted*
Puck Style Unipucks Unipucks/SPINE
Mount/Loop Style MicroMounts™ & MicroLoops™ LD Any
Rod Length 18mm/SPINE 18mm/SPINE
Base Style B5-Reusable B5-R, B-5
*Sample Changer at X06SA. Retrived November 19, 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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