Single Crystal XAS
The SMB/XAS group is developing instrumentation for single crystal XAS on
BL9-3 at SSRL. The intent of the development is to allow nearly
simultaneous XAS and crystallographic data collection. The implementation
includes a Huber kappa goniometer, Canberra 30-element Ge detector for XAS
data collection, open-flow He and N2 coolers, microscope for
crystal alignment
in the beam, and a MAR CCD or MAR 345 crystallography detector. The
kappa goniometer allows a large accessible angle range with an open
geometry affording access to detectors and open stream coolers.
Applicable standard hardware on SSRL crystallography beam lines has been
incorporated with crystallographic data collection controlled via the Blu
-Ice software developed by the SSRL SMB macromolecular crystallography
group. XAS data collection is handled through the SSRL standard XAS-Collect
software.