Beamline Guides
Below is a list of synchrotrons around the world along with their crystallography-related beamlines, generally doing X-ray diffraction.
These guides are to help researchers determine who the best contacts are, how to schedule beamtime, and what sample hardware they need to successfully collect data. Beamlines are continually upgrading and improving, so we welcome updates from users and beamline managers.
| Abbreviation | Institution | Crystallography Beamlines (link to page) |
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| ALBA | Cerdanyola del Vallés, Spain | ||
| XALOC | Cryogenic Automated Transfer System (CATS) | ||
| ALS | The Advanced Light Source
Berkeley, CA |
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| 4.2.2 | ACTOR Robot | ||
| 5.0.1 | ALS | ||
| 5.0.2 | ALS | ||
| 5.0.3 | ALS | ||
| 8.2.1 | ACTOR Robot | ||
| 8.2.2 | ACTOR Robot | ||
| 8.3.1 | “Cool Hand” Luke | ||
| 11.3.1 (Offline) | 11.3.1 (Offline) | ||
| 12.2.1 | N/A | ||
| 12.2.2 | N/A | ||
| 12.3.2 | N/A | ||
| 12.3.1-PX | Stanford Automated Mounting System (SAM) | ||
| BSIB (5.4, 1.4) | N/A | ||
| APS | The Advanced Photon Source
Argonne, IL APS is shutting down for one year starting in 2023 as part of a planned upgrade. We can help you find alternative beamlines for your research. In addition, we can advise you on what tools and instruments you will need for conducting your research at the new beamline. Visit our alternative beamline page to learn more |
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| 14-BM-C (BioCARS) | N/A | ||
| 14-ID-B (BioCARS) | N/A | ||
| 17-ID (IMCA-CAT) | ACTOR Robot | ||
| 19-BM (SBC) | ALS | ||
| 19-ID (SBC) | ACTOR Robot | ||
| 21-ID-D (LS-CAT) | CATS | ||
| 21-ID-E (LS-CAT) | CATS | ||
| 21-ID-F (LS-CAT) | CATS | ||
| 21-ID-G (LS-CAT) | CATS | ||
| 22-BM (SER-CAT) | ALS | ||
| 22-ID (SER-CAT) | ALS | ||
| 23-ID-B (GM/CA) | ALS | ||
| 23-ID-D (GM/CA) | ALS | ||
| 24-ID-C (NE-CAT) | ALS | ||
| 24-ID-E (NE-CAT) | ALS | ||
| 31-ID (LRL-CAT) | IRELEC | ||
| Australian Synchrotron | Clayton, Victoria | ||
| MX 1 | SAM (SSRL) | ||
| MX 2 | SAM (SSRL) | ||
| BESSY | Berlin Electron Storage Ring Company for Synchrotron Radiation
Berlin, Germany |
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| BESSY 14.1 | CATS | ||
| BESSY 14.2 | G-ROB | ||
| BESSY 14.3 | N/A | ||
| BSRF | Beijing Synchrotron Radiation Facility
Beihing, China |
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| 1W2B | N/A | ||
| 3W1A | N/A | ||
| CAMD | Center for Advanced Microstructures and Devices
Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
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| GCPCC | N/A | ||
| CHESS | Cornell High Energy Synchrotron Source
Ithaca, NY |
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| A1 (Offline) | ALS | ||
| F1 (Offline) | ALS | ||
| CLSI | Canadian Light Source Inc.
Saskatchewan, Canada |
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| 08ID-1 | SAM | ||
| 08B1-1 | SAM | ||
| DIAMOND | Diamond Light Source
Didcot, Oxfordshire |
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| I03 | BART | ||
| I04 | BART | ||
| I04.1 | BART | ||
| I19 | BART | ||
| I23 | Coming Soon | ||
| I24 | BART | ||
| ELETTRA | Elettra Sincrotrone Trieste
Trieste, Italy |
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| XRD1 (5.2R) | In house (SPINE-based) | ||
| EMBL/DESY | European Molecular Biology Laboratory
Hamburg, Germany |
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| P11 | N/A
N/A |
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| P14 | N/A | ||
| ESRF | European Synchrotron Radiation Facility
Grenoble, France |
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| BM01 | N/A | ||
| BM07 | G-Rob | ||
| ID23-1 | FlexHCD | ||
| ID23-2 | FlexHCD | ||
| ID29 (Offline for Update) | FlexHCD | ||
| ID30B | FlexHCD | ||
| MASSIF-1 | RoboDiff | ||
| MASSIF-3 | FlexHCD | ||
| LNLS | The Brazilian Synchrotron Light Laboratory
Sao Paulo, Brazil. |
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| MANACA MX | MXRob (In House Development) | ||
| MAX IV | MAX IV
Lund University, Sweden |
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| BioMAX | ISARA | ||
| NSLS II | National Synchrotron Light Source NSLSII
Upton, NY |
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| AMX (17-ID-1) | In-house | ||
| FMX (17-ID-2) | In-house
ISARA2 |
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| PAL | Pohang Accelerator Laboratory
Pohang, South Korea |
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| 2D | N/A | ||
| 5C | N/A | ||
| 7A | N/A | ||
| BioNSRRC | National Synchroton Radiation Research Center
Taiwan |
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| TPS 05A | SAM
SAM SAM |
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| BL13C1 | SAM | ||
| PF | Photon Factory
Tsukuba, Japan |
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| Bl-1A | In-house | ||
| Bl-5A | In-house | ||
| Bl-17A | In-house | ||
| AR-NW12A | In-house | ||
| AR-NE3A | In-house | ||
| RRCAT | Raja Ramanna Centre for Advanced Technology
India |
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| PX-BL21 | N/A | ||
| SLRI | Synchrotron Light Research Institute
Thailand |
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| BL7.2 | N/A | ||
| SLS @ PSI | Swiss Light Source @ Paul Scherrer Institut
northern Switzerland |
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| X06DA – PXIII | CATS | ||
| X06SA – PXI | CATS | ||
| X10SA – PXII | CATS | ||
| SOLEIL | SOLEIL
Saint-Aubin, France |
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| PROXIMA1 | CATS | ||
| PROXIMA2 | CATS | ||
| SPring–8 | Super Photon ring-8 GeV
Japan |
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| BL12B2 | SPACE | ||
| BL26B1 | SPACE | ||
| BL26B2 | SPACE | ||
| BL32XU | SPACE | ||
| BL38B1 | SPACE | ||
| BL41XU | SPACE | ||
| BL44B2 | SPACE | ||
| BL44XU | SPACE | ||
| SSRF | Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility
Pudong, Shanghai, China |
BL17U | ACTOR |
| SSRL | Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory
Menlo Park, CA |
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| BL12-2 | SAM | ||
| BL12-1 | SAM | ||
| BL9-2 | SAM | ||
| BL14-1 | SAM |