Surfaces of attenuation of acoustic waves in cubic crystals

Abstract

The three Phase I MX beamlines have been built for state of the art high-throughput data collection on crystals of biological macromolecules and are now well in their fourth year of operation. High quality results have been obtained. Further improvement of the beamlines is ongoing with a focus of automating and streamlining as many components and experimental processes as possible, from beam conditioning to user interaction and data analysis but maintaining experimental flexibility. Therefore, we are redesigning the end-station table, beam conditioning components and sample environment with the aim to add new and improved features. The system is also designed for ease of maintenance and keeps adaptability to future scientific requirements for the structural biology community. Delivery of the new end-stations is due to begin towards the latter half of 2010. Further plans include the provision of an improved software user interface, fast sample screening, remote access and category 3 pathogenic sample handling (I03). An update on these developments will also be presented.