The end-station is based on two positioning tables that support the detector and the diffractometer (and the beam-conditioning elements). Both tables have been developed in-house. 

Beam conditioning elements

These are the elements immediately in front of the sample, they consist of 12-foil attenuators, x-ray position monitors, slits, slow and fast shutters, and a kapton window.

• Position monitors: both 4-quadrant CVD diamond (DECTRIS)
• 12-foil attenuators (ESRF type)
• Fast shutter (FPS400 CEDRAT)
• Slits (JJ-Xray ESRF type)

Diffractometer (HiDiffX - IRELEC)

Where the sample is to be rotated for data collection. The system includes a high accuracy omega axis (and a mini-kappa) and an on-axis viewing system.

• Vertical rotation axis to reduce gravity effects during sample rotation.
• On-axis viewing system:  a digital camera allows instantaneous zooming of the sample.
• <200 nm sphere of confusion
• Mini-kappa goniometer allows reorientation of samples
• Fast exchange between SPINE samples, crystallization plates and serial crystallography sample holders

Automatic Sample Changer (ISARA2 - IRELEC)

The 6-axis robotic arm is used to manipulate both cryosamples and room-temperature crystallization plates.

• The liquid N2 Dewar is able to store up to 464 samples (29 unipucks)
• Room temperature sample capacity is 96 samples (six unipucks)
• Robotic arm to mount/unmount SPINE pins
• Ability to scan low profile Greiner, MRC and Fluidigm crystallization plates
• Barcode reading
• Supports EMBL/ESRF and Unipuck standards

Fluorescence detector

XFlash Detector 410-SA - Bruker to allow anomalous scattering experiments.

PILATUS3 X 6M (100Hz) - Dectris

The main data collection detector is capable of recording up to 100 images per second.

• 425 x 435 mm active area, 6 Mpixels
• 1 Million counts dynamic range (20 bits)
• Delivery May 2023
• Virtually noise free
• Sensor thickness 1000um
• Quantum efficiency at 17.5 KeV 76%

Cryostream: 1000 series - Oxford Cryosystems

• 80K to 400K operation
• <0.1 K stability

Crystal washer

Norhof model 915 LN2 pump allows to clean the ice formed on the crystal surface through a liquid nitrogen stream.

Cryoshutter

Allows remote crystal annealing of the crystal.