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Macromolecular crystallography beamlines at the Canadian Light Source: building on success
Author(s) -
Fodje Michel,
Mundboth Kiran,
Labiuk Shaunivan,
Janzen Kathryn,
Gorin James,
Spasyuk Denis,
Colville Scott,
Grochulski Pawel
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
acta crystallographica section d
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 7.374
H-Index - 138
ISSN - 2059-7983
DOI - 10.1107/s2059798320007603
Subject(s) - monochromator , undulator , upgrade , software , detector , optics , focus (optics) , computer science , physics , beam (structure) , operating system , wavelength
The Canadian Macromolecular Crystallography Facility (CMCF) consists of two beamlines dedicated to macromolecular crystallography: CMCF‐ID and CMCF‐BM. After the first experiments were conducted in 2006, the facility has seen a sharp increase in usage and has produced a significant amount of data for the Canadian crystallographic community. Upgrades aimed at increasing throughput and flux to support the next generation of more demanding experiments are currently under way or have recently been completed. At CMCF‐BM, this includes an enhanced monochromator, automounter software upgrades and a much faster detector. CMCF‐ID will receive a major upgrade including a new undulator, a new monochromator and new optics to stably focus the beam onto a smaller sample size, as well as a brand‐new detector.