Feb 18 & 19, 2009 © Thayumanasamy Somasundaram 1 X-Ray Facility Overview IMB X-Ray Facility (IMB XRF) Kasha Laboratory
Feb 18 & 19, 2009 © Thayumanasamy Somasundaram 2 IMB X-Ray Facility (XRF) IMB: Inter-disciplinary Institute Structural Biology & Computational Biophysics XRF: Core Facility [Est. 1993] Open and Free Access Safety & On-site Training Required
Feb 18 & 19, 2009 © Thayumanasamy Somasundaram 3 What XRF Can Do For You? CrystalDiffraction e - Density Structure Images courtesy of Michael Chapman Lab XRF can help you in Steps
Feb 18 & 19, 2009 © Thayumanasamy Somasundaram 4 X-Ray Generator & Mirror Rigaku RU-H2R Cu Rotating Anode Brilliant Beam Osmic Confocal Mirror Wavelength Purity High Flux
Feb 18 & 19, 2009 © Thayumanasamy Somasundaram 5 X-Ray Detectors Imaging Plate & CCD Rigaku R-Axis IIc Two 19cm 2 IPs 8 minute Read-out MarCCD165 Single CCD 3 s Read-out
Feb 18 & 19, 2009 © Thayumanasamy Somasundaram 6 X-Ray (Cryo) Data Collection MarCCD/CrystalClear GUI Automated Analog»Digital Oxford CryoSystem Collect at 100°K Protects Crystals Sharper eDensity
Feb 18 & 19, 2009 © Thayumanasamy Somasundaram 7 CryoCrystallography Flash Cool in Stream For Immediate Collection Ease of Handling Flash Cool in Liquid For Storage For Shipping & Transport Flash Cool in Stream Flash Cool in Liquid
Feb 18 & 19, 2009 © Thayumanasamy Somasundaram 8 Amenities & Accessories Crystal Room Cold Room Variable T Incubator Digital Imaging Synchrotron Time Microscopes Cryo Tools Computer Licenses 3D Graphics Sample Tools
Feb 18 & 19, 2009 © Thayumanasamy Somasundaram 9 Crystal & Data Services Screening & Crystallization Data Collection Strategy Crystal Storage & Transport Synchrotron Time & Usage Data Processing & Visualization Data Interpretation Data Storage & Extraction
Feb 18 & 19, 2009 © Thayumanasamy Somasundaram 10 XRF-Contact Thayumanasamy “Soma”sundaram 414 Institute of Molecular Biophysics Florida State University Tallahassee, FL Phone: | Fax: Web: