Beamline Status

Resource	Status	Description
Status optics and monochromator	OK	The beamline features a double-crystal fixed-exit monochromator for X-rays in the range from 6 to 17 keV. Vertical focussing is achieved by a dynamically bendable mirror. The beam is stabilized with a feedback system.
Status sample and environment	OK	The focussed beam size on the sample is 85 μm by 10 μm at the High-Resolution Diffractometer (HRD) focus, it is 25 (10) μm by 5 μm at the Microdiffractometer (MD2) focus. Liquid nitrogen (100 K) or room temperature measurements possible.
Status endstations and detectors	OK	Pilatus 6M, Ketek Fluorescence detector at the HR station; Mar225 CCD and MD2 Ketek Fluorescence detector at the MD2 station.
Status sample changer CATS	OK	Sample changer at HRD in operation, please refer to the CATS page.
Status analysis tools	OK	XDS, MOSFLM, automatic data reduction: go.com
Status operation	OK	User operation, see the schedule

Legend	OK	PROBLEMS	ERROR

Current Status

Two new KETEK/XIA detector combinations available for fluorescence scans at HRD and MD2
CATS operational at the HRD; no sample changer at the MD2

Parallel XDS version for processing of PILATUS data on x06sa-cn-1...4
- Templates in /exchange/mx/templates/XDS/PILATUS .
- Start XDS by typing xds_par and 'enter'
Please notify us two weeks in advance in case of cancellation of shifts.
- Otherwise re-scheduling might not be possible.
Please register your beamline-related publications via the DUO.
- Proposals -> Publications.
Please make sure to inform your local contact well in advance if you have special requirements for the night shift,
- (e.g., beam size, equipment,...) as the "default" on-call support only is scheduled from 7 am to 11 pm.
Information on Usage and Monitoring of IT Resources at PSI.
Cancellation of shifts.

New sample table to position sample using SmarAct devices. This new goniometer head is faster and more precise.
XRF Detector at the high-resolution diffractometer is now a Vortex detector controlled by the same application as in beamlines X06DA and X10SA.

The X06SA beamline has a new set of computing nodes which have replaced the previous cluster
- the new cluster consists of 4 blades each with 12 cores (6 real and 6 virtual) and 24 GB of RAM
the storage has also been upgraded with a much faster backend and it has also been consolidated together with the storage at beamline X10SA
the X-terminals at the beamline have been replaced by normal computers which will provide a much better performance when running graphical applications such as Coot, Pymol etc.
- NOTE as a side effect, the user must ssh to the computing nodes in order to get access to the parallel processing capabilities of XDS or go.com

CATS sample changer system in operation on advance request.
- Please inform your local contact if you want to use it. Currently only MD caps and vials can be supported.
New versions of clara and peter installed.
New software available , e.g., Il Milione
Check out the xtallography information platforms, the CCP4 user community wiki and the XDS wiki
List of earlier changes & updates