Open AccessID30B – a versatile beamline for macromolecular crystallography experiments at the ESRF
Author(s) -
McCarthy Andrew A.,
Barrett Ray,
Beteva Antonia,
Caserotto Hugo,
Dobias Fabien,
Felisaz Franck,
Giraud Thierry,
Guijarro Matias,
Janocha Robert,
Khadrouche Akim,
Lentini Mario,
Leonard Gordon A.,
Lopez Marrero Marcos,
Malbet-Monaco Stephanie,
McSweeney Sean,
Nurizzo Didier,
Papp Gergely,
Rossi Christopher,
Sinoir Jeremy,
Sorez Clement,
Surr John,
Svensson Olof,
Zander Ulrich,
Cipriani Florent,
Theveneau Pascal,
Mueller-Dieckmann Christoph
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of synchrotron radiation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.172
H-Index - 99
ISSN - 1600-5775
DOI - 10.1107/s1600577518007166
Subject(s) - beamline , undulator , upgrade , materials science , optics , crystallography , medical physics , physics , computer science , chemistry , laser , beam (structure) , operating system
ID30B is an undulator-based high-intensity, energy-tuneable (6.0-20 keV) and variable-focus (20-200 µm in diameter) macromolecular crystallography (MX) beamline at the ESRF. It was the last of the ESRF Structural Biology Group's beamlines to be constructed and commissioned as part of the ESRF's Phase I Upgrade Program and has been in user operation since June 2015. Both a modified microdiffractometer (MD2S) incorporating an in situ plate screening capability and a new flexible sample changer (the FlexHCD) were specifically developed for ID30B. Here, the authors provide the current beamline characteristics and detail how different types of MX experiments can be performed on ID30B (http://www.esrf.eu/id30b).