BEAMLINE GUIDE
SSRF BL17U1


Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility
Pudong, Shanghai, China
ACTOR Automounter

BL17U at Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility (SSRF) is a PX beamline designed to high resolution and high throughput structural determination of macromolecules and their complexes. The energy range for BL17U is 5-18 keV. The sample changing robot, ACTOR of Rigaku, is installed. The cassette is Uni-Puck and one puck can holds 16 protein crystals.1


Contacts

Yu Feng

User Office of SSRF


Tools

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

Recommended Accepted*
Puck Style Uni-PuckALSACTOR
Mount/Loop Style Any
Rod Length 18mm/SPINE
Base Style B1A-Reusable, B1-RB3-RB3S-RB5-R
*Remote Access of the beamline BL17U at Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility

To purchase ACTOR pucks, please contact us.


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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