BEAMLINE GUIDE
APS 22-ID (SER-CAT)

22ID is a protein crystallographic beamline. It has an ALS style sample changer with a capacity of 230 samples. Its primary detector is a Eiger 16M detector.

Supported Techniques

• Macromolecular crystallography
• Multi-wavelength anomalous dispersion
• Single-wavelength anomalous dispersion
• Microbeam

Beamline Controls and Data Acquisition

Beamline control and data acquisition software: MX system. DC-servomotor; PMAC motor controller electrometer amplifiers; VME-based, computer controlled V/F converter and scaler (ANL-ECT design).

Detectors

• Eiger 16M

Additional Equipment

• MD2 micro diffractometer
• 225 sample ALS style robot
• Liquid nitrogen cryosystem sample cooler
• Sample mounting microscopes
• Equipped chemical laboratory 1Argonne National Laboratory, SER CAT 22-ID. (n.d.). Retrieved May, 8 2020, from https://aps.anl.gov/Beamlines/Directory/Details?beamline_id=44

The APS 22-ID (SER-CAT) beamline will be shutting down in 2023 for one year as part of a beamline upgrade project. Listed below are the recommended alternative beamlines. Contact us if you need help in getting ready to conduct your research at one of these alternative beamlines. We can supply you with the tools and instruments you need.

Instructions – Reference the chart below. If the beamline name is hyperlinked that means you can click through to learn more about the alternative beamline such as contact information as well as recommended tools and instruments.

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

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.