ID30A-3 (MASSIF-3) – a beamline for macromolecular crystallography at the ESRF with a small intense beam

ID30A-3 (or MASSIF-3) is a mini-focus (beam size 18   µ m × 14   µ m) highly intense (2.0 × 1013   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   µ m 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.

Source: Journal of Synchrotron Radiation - April 28, 2020 Category: Physics Authors: von Stetten, D. Carpentier, P. Flot, D. Beteva, A. Caserotto, H. Dobias, F. Guijarro, M. Giraud, T. Lentini, M. McSweeney, S. Royant, A. Petitdemange, S. Sinoir, J. Surr, J. Svensson, O. Theveneau, P. Leonard, G.A. Mueller-Dieckmann, C. Tags: ID30A-3 MASSIF-3 high-brilliance mini-focus automation macromolecular crystallography beamlines Source Type: research