Planning
What to bring
Pins
Samples - in as little solvent as possible
External hard drive - for data transfer and storage
Any experiment specific sample mounting equipment
What is provided at the synchrotron
Crystal handling tools (see below for details)
Oil
Pipettes
Gloves
Dry ice
Sample mounting
Ensure the detector has moved all the way back from the goniometer. Do not reach around it to mount your sample.
Use care when mounting and unmounting samples. If you bump it the goniometer it will lose its position and will have to be rehomed, which is a slow task and will take up your beamtime.
Entering and exiting the hutch
In order to mount your samples, you will need to enter the hutch, place your pin on the goniometer and then lock the door.
For more information about locking the door, see the Personal Safety System section on the Safety at MX page.
Safety
Bring samples in as little solvent as possible.
Carefully observe lab space and office space within the User Cabin. Do not mix areas with food and research samples, for obvious reasons.
Waste:
All sharps, such as pipettes, glass vials or slides, go in the yellow sharps containers. If they are full, tell beamline staff.
All contaminated waste go in the contaminated waste bin.
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|---|---|---|
Crystal handling tools | Contaminated waste bin | Sharps bin |
Useful links:
Sample centering: Overview of the Sample Centering tab
If you have no beam, no diffraction or terrible diffraction: Troubleshooting
Data collection strategy: Strategy
Data processing: Data Processing
Data merging: Data Merging
Publishing: Publishing MX data