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A modular and compact portable mini-endstation for high-precision, high-speed fixed target serial crystallography at FEL and synchrotron sources

DOI: 10.1107/S1600577515016938 DOI Help
PMID: 26524301 PMID Help

Authors: Darren Sherrell (Diamond Light Source) , Andrew J. Foster (Diamond Light Source) , Lee Hudson (Diamond Light Source) , Brian Nutter (Diamond Light Source) , James O'Hea (Diamond Light Source) , Silke Nelson (LCLS, SLAC National Laboratory) , Olivier Paré-Labrosse (University of Toronto) , Saeed Oghbaey (University of Toronto) , R. J. Dwayne Miller (University of Toronto) , Robin Owen (Diamond Light Source)
Co-authored by industrial partner: No

Type: Journal Paper
Journal: Journal Of Synchrotron Radiation , VOL 22 (6)

State: Published (Approved)
Published: November 2015

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Abstract: The design and implementation of a compact and portable sample alignment system suitable for use at both synchrotron and free-electron laser (FEL) sources and its performance are described. The system provides the ability to quickly and reliably deliver large numbers of samples using the minimum amount of sample possible, through positioning of fixed target arrays into the X-ray beam. The combination of high-precision stages, high-quality sample viewing, a fast controller and a software layer overcome many of the challenges associated with sample alignment. A straightforward interface that minimizes setup and sample changeover time as well as simplifying communication with the stages during the experiment is also described, together with an intuitive naming convention for defining, tracking and locating sample positions. The setup allows the precise delivery of samples in predefined locations to a specific position in space and time, reliably and simply.

Journal Keywords: Fixed-Target Serial Femtosecond Crystallography; Portable Endstation; Motion Control; Sample Delivery.

Subject Areas: Engineering


Technical Areas: Controls

Added On: 14/10/2015 10:50

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