A new single crystal diffractometer at BM20/ESRF

The Institute of Resource Ecology / Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf operates since 20 years the Rossendorf Beamline (ROBL/BM20) at the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility (ESRF). The ESRF will interrupt the user operation for a large upgrade between January 2019 and July 2020. This time will be used to refurbish the existing experiments and to extend the experimental capacities including a diffractometer for single crystal diffraction.
This diffractometer intends to fill the gap between small molecule and large molecule crystallography. The photon flux of up to 1012 photons/sec allow the structure determination of small single crystals. The analysis of complex intergrown crystals and electron density studies is possible. The energy range of 5-35 keV allows the use of anomalous dispersion. In-situ experiments will be supported.
The objective requires the combination of a large detector, precise sample position and sufficient space for additional equipment. The diffractometer consists of an adjustable granite table with a metal frame which carry the detector. It follows a design of SNBL/ESRF and is manufactured by Instrument Design Technology Ltd/UK. The Bragg reflexes will be registered with a silicon Pilatus3 X 2M single photon counting detector. Samples will be mounted on a kappa goniometer. A microscope will be placed in a large distance 170 mm from the crystal, which allows to install a cryo cooler (80-400 K), a heater (1200 K), and a Vortex X90 CUBE silicon drift detector with a FalconX1 processor. The data extraction with will be performed with CRYSALIS. Individual components are already tested with X-ray beam.
The new single crystal diffractometer will be accessible starting from August 2020.