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SPRING8 Beamlines: BL12B2 , BL24XU , BL26B1 , BL26B2 , BL32B2 , BL38B1 , BL40B2 , BL41XU , BL44B2 , BL44XU , BL45XU

Beamline Name BL45XU
Beamline Website http://www.spring8.or.jp/wkg/BL45XU/instrument/lang-en/INS-0000000385/instrument_summary_view
Owner/Operator RIKEN Harima Institute
Operational (general use) yes (20% public)
%Time available (general use) .
Beamline Schedule http://www.spring8.or.jp/en/users/status/schedule/07_schedule
Experiments small-angle x-ray scattering (SAXS) and protein crystallography (PX). Both experiments can be independently carried out. Only SAXS station is opening for the public use
Source In vaccum, vertically polarized undulator
Ring Current(mA) 100 (as of 10/1/2005)
Average Beam Lifetime > 200 hr
Spot Size 0.4 mm (horizontal) x 0.2 mm (vertical) (SAXS), 0.3 mm (horizontal) x 0.2 mm (vertical) (PX)
Optics Double-crystal monochromator (synthetic diamond (111) in Laue-Bragg geometry) followed by K-B mirrors (vertical and horizontal) are used in order to reduce parasitic scattering.
Flux 3 x 10^11 photons/sec (SAXS), 2 x 10^11 photons/sec (PX)
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Wavelength Min (Å) 0.886
Wavelength Max (Å) 1.653
Monochromator Double-crystal monochromator (synthetic diamond (111) in Laue-Bragg geometry)
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Mirrors K-B mirrors (vertical and horizontal)
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Special Capabilities SAXS-station; High-resolution small-angle scattering camera, Stopped-flow mixer, Temperature jump cell, High-pressure cell for protein solutions.
Other Instrumentation Si PIN photodiode detector and multi-cannel analizer for XAFS measurement
Goniometer Two individual single rotation axis (horizontal and vertical) goniometers are available
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xtal-detector Distance 250 mm x 1000 mm
Detector Rigaku MSC R-AXIS V image plate and Jupiter210 CCD
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Cryo Capability cryostream coolers -nitrogen gas
Lab Facilities Biology and chemistry preparation laboratories, cold room
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