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BESSY 14.1

Berlin Electron Storage Ring for Synchrotron Radiation operated by the Helmholtz-Zentrum, Berlin
Berlin, Germany
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14.1 is one of seven macromolecular crystallography beamlines at BESSY. The typical wavelength range is 0.8 – 2.25 Å (5.5 keV – 15.5 keV).

Special equipment and operations include:

  • In-situ crystal plate screening
  • Multi-axis goniometry
  • Crystal annealing
  • UV-pulsed laser for UV-RIP

For special features please see the following reference chart here.1

Contacts

Uwe Mueller, PH.D

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Tools

We recommend the following tools for their compatibility and ease-of-use.

Recommended Accepted*
Puck Style Universal Puck Universal Puck
Mount/Loop Style MicroMounts™ & MicroLoops™ LD Any
Rod Length 18mm/SPINE 18mm/SPINE
Base Style B5-Reusable, B-5 B5-Reusable, B-5
 *Supported sample holders Retrieved September 13, 2017.

Sample Preparation Kits

Convenient kits of compatible assemblies of MiTeGen recommended products

Beamline Sample Preparation Kits are available in 3 aperture size assortments based on your crystal sizes and include:

  • Assemblies of 100 Crystal Mounts, on 18 mm pins, available in the following assortment:
    • 20 x Dual-Thickness MicroLoops ™ LD  (5 each of 10, 20, 30 and 50 μm aperture sizes)
    • 40 x Dual-Thickness MicroMount ™ (10 each of 75, 100, 150 and 200 μm aperture sizes)
    • 20 x Dual-Thickness MicroLoops ™  (5 each of 300, 400, 500 and 600 μm aperture sizes)
    • 20 x MicroMeshes ™  (5 each of 10, 25, 50 and 25L μm aperture sizes)
  • Installed in 100 B5-R reusable bases or 100 regular bases
  • Packaged and stored in 5 MiTeGen base holders

Uni-puck Starter Kit 2 includes:

  • (7) Universal V-1 Pucks
  • (1) Double Puck Loading Dewar with Lid
  • (1) Puck Wand
  • (1) Puck Dewar Loading Tool
  • (1) Puck Separator Tools
  • (1) Shelved Puck Shipping Cane
  • (1) Bent Cryo-Tong
  • (1) Cryo Express Dry Shipper (CX100)
  • (1) Shipping case for CX100

*custom kits are available, contact MiTeGen with specific requests.

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