DISCO synchrotron-radiation circular-dichroism endstation at SOLEIL

J Synchrotron Radiat. 2012 Sep;19(Pt 5):831-5. doi: 10.1107/S0909049512030002. Epub 2012 Jul 28.

Abstract

The new synchrotron-radiation circular-dichroism (SRCD) endstation on the UV-visible synchrotron beamline DISCO has been commissioned at the SOLEIL synchrotron. The design has been focused on preservation of a high degree of linear polarization at high flux and moderate resolving power covering the vacuum ultraviolet to visible spectral range (125-600 nm). The beam dimensions have been set to 4 mm × 4 mm at 1 nm bandwidth for lower sample degradation. The nitrogen-purged sample chamber fits three types of sample holders accommodating conventional round cell mounting, automated rotation of the samples, as well as a microfluidic set-up. Automated temperature-controlled data collection on microvolumes is now available to the biology and chemistry communities. Macromolecules including membrane proteins, soluble proteins, bio-nanotubes, sugars, DNA and RNAs are now routinely investigated.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Circular Dichroism / methods*
  • Macromolecular Substances / chemistry*
  • Myoglobin / chemistry
  • Synchrotrons

Substances

  • Macromolecular Substances
  • Myoglobin