Synchrotron source | Standard Petra U29 undulator |
Monochromator | Oxford double crystal monochromator, crystal Si (111) or Double Multilayer monochromator (DMM) |
Mirror | KB mirrors, Rh (-coated) and SiO3 (uncoated) |
Control system | Beckhoff Twincat, TINE |
Wavelength | 0.06 – 0.3 nm (DCM), 0.08 -0.17 (DMM) |
Focal spot | 0.2 mm x 0.12 mm |
Flux | 1013 ph/s (DCM), 5*1014 (DMM) |
Slits | 4*2 pairs: two sets of Cinel water cooled slits, defining slits: motorized highly polished tungsten blade, guard slits: Hybrid Scatterless slits (Xenocs) |
Automated sample changer | 2 x 96 wells (crystallization plates) 4 x 8 samples (200 µl PCR stripes) + 12 buffers (1.5 ml Eppendorf tubes) temperature controlled storage (5-40°C) |
SEC-SAXS | FPLC/HPLC – Agilent BioInert system with autosampler On-line multi-angle laser light scattering (MALLS) and dynamic light scattering (Wyatt TREOS-QELS/T-Rex). |
Exposure unit | Quartz capillary, diameter 1 or 2 mm, automated filling and rinsing, temperature controlled (7-80°C). Filling volume: 30-40 µl for standard continuous flow operations (down to 5 µl for static measurements). |
Alternative sample environments | YZ- alignment stage for the positioning of user-made sample cell/holder. Temperature controlled (0-100°C) capillary holder (Ø 1.5mm). Stopped flow SFM-400 (Bio-Logic) |
Detectors | Photon counting Pilatus 6M (423.6 x 434.6mm2), Pilatus 2M pixel detector (253 x 288 mm2), Pilatus 1M-W detector (423.6 x 70 mm2), Eiger 4M detector (155.2 x 162.5 mm2, 750 Hz frame rate) |
Sample-detector distance | Tunable: 1.6 to 6.1 m |