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BEAMLINE GUIDE
APS 23-ID-D (GM/CA)

The Advanced Photon Source
Argonne, IL
ALS Automounter

Sector 23 utilizes canted undulators to provide two independent sources for 23-ID-B (U33) and 23-ID-D (U30). The beamlines support macromolecular crystallography, MAD/SAD phasing, virus crystallography, microcrystals, and serial crystallography. The beamlines are equipped with on-axis-microscopes allowing parallax free alignment. Our quad-mini-beam collimators (Fischetti, et.al. JSR 16, 217-225) provide high intensity 5, 10, or 20 micron beams. The sample goniometer has a ~1 micron (peak-to-peak) sphere-of-confusion. Powerful user friendly software (JBluIce-EPICS) provides the ability to raster scan the diffractive or fluorescence properties of a sample to locate micro-crystals or map the properties of larger crystals. The effects of radiation damage can be mitigated by spreading the dose over a 3-dimensional vector. A high-capacity (288 samples) ALS-style sample automounter provides high throughput sample screening. The automounter accommodates ALS-Hampton pins in ALS and Unipuck pucks. The focusing mirrors have degraded on 23-ID-D and mini-beam intensity has been restored using Compound Refractive Lenses (CRLs). This temporarily limits the energy range to 11.0-13.5 keV. We anticipate installing a CRL transfocator for the 2020-2 run which will further increase intensity and restore the energy range to 5-20 keV. 1

APS 23-ID-D (GM/CA) Beamline Upgrade Shutdown – Alternative Beamlines

The APS 23-ID-D (GM/CA) beamline will be shutting down in 2023 for one year as part of a beamline upgrade project. Listed below are the recommended alternative beamlines. Contact us if you need help in getting ready to conduct your research at one of these alternative beamlines. We can supply you with the tools and instruments you need.

Instructions – Reference the chart below. If the beamline name is hyperlinked that means you can click through to learn more about the alternative beamline such as contact information as well as recommended tools and instruments.

Contacts

Craig Ogata

Robert F. Fischetti

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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, ALS, ACTOR†
Mount/Loop Style MicroMounts™ & MicroLoops™ LD Any
Rod Length 18mm/SPINE 18mm/SPINE
Base Style B1A-Reusable B1A-Reusable, B1A, B3S-Reusable, B3S B5-Reusable, B-5
*Automounter Equipment Requirements. GM/CA @ APS. Retrieved November 4, 2013.

†To purchase ACTOR pucks, please contact us.

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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