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 (MD2M - Maatel)

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.

• On-axis viewing system:  a digital camera (Bzoom) allows instantaneous zooming of the sample.
• 2 μm sphere of confusion
• mini-kappa
• XYZ movable beam stop (in-house design)

Automatic Sample Changer (CATS - IRELEC)

The 6-axis robotic arm is used to manipulate both cryosamples and room-temperature crystallization plates. The Dewar is able to store a maximum of 108 cryosamples.

• Robotic arm to mount/unmount SPINE pins
• The liquid N2 Dewar is able to store up to 108 samples
• Ability to scan 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: 700 series - Oxford Cryosystems

• 100K 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.