Open AccessID30A‐3 (MASSIF‐3) – a beamline for macromolecular crystallography at the ESRF with a small intense beam
Author(s) -
von Stetten David,
Carpentier Philippe,
Flot David,
Beteva Antonia,
Caserotto Hugo,
Dobias Fabien,
Guijarro Matias,
Giraud Thierry,
Lentini Mario,
McSweeney Sean,
Royant Antoine,
Petitdemange Sebastien,
Sinoir Jeremy,
Surr John,
Svensson Olof,
Theveneau Pascal,
Leonard Gordon A.,
Mueller-Dieckmann Christoph
Publication year - 2020
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/s1600577520004002
Subject(s) - beamline , undulator , massif , optics , diffractometer , synchrotron , synchrotron radiation , beam (structure) , diffraction , detector , materials science , photon energy , photon , physics , geology , scanning electron microscope , geochemistry
ID30A‐3 (or MASSIF‐3) is a mini‐focus (beam size 18 µm × 14 µm) highly intense (2.0 × 10 13 photons s −1 ), fixed‐energy (12.81 keV) beamline for macromolecular crystallography (MX) experiments at the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility (ESRF). MASSIF‐3 is one of two fixed‐energy beamlines sited on the first branch of the canted undulator setup on the ESRF ID30 port and is equipped with a MD2 micro‐diffractometer, a Flex HCD sample changer, and an Eiger X 4M fast hybrid photon‐counting detector. MASSIF‐3 is recommended for collecting diffraction data from single small crystals (≤15 µm in one dimension) or for experiments using serial methods. The end‐station has been in full user operation since December 2014, and here its current characteristics and capabilities are described.