Journal of Photoscience
- Volume 9 Issue 2
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- Pages.463-465
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- 2002
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- 1225-8555(pISSN)
Beamline Automation of RIKEN Structural Genomics Beamlines
- Ida, Koh (RIKEN Harima Institute) ;
- Yamamoto, Masaki (RIKEN Harima Institute) ;
- Kumasaka, Takashi (RIKEN Harima Institute) ;
- Ueno, Go (RIKEN Harima Institute) ;
- Kanda, Hiroyuki (RIKEN Harima Institute) ;
- Miyano, Masashi (RIKEN Harima Institute) ;
- Ishikawa, Tetsuya (RIKEN Harima Institute)
- Published : 2002.08.01
Abstract
RIKEN Structural Genomics Beamlines have been constructed for the crystallographic analysis in the structural genomics research at synchrotron radiation facility SPring-8. Synchrotron radiation accelerates the crystallographic analysis of protein structure. The target of the research and development is focused on the automatic beamline operation to maximize beamline efficiency. We are developing the sample management system, which is composed of the sample auto-changer and the database system, for high-throughput data collection. The sample management system and the beamline operating system make it possible to execute automatic data collection without any operators. The beamlines will be ready for user operation in autumn 2002. The concept of automatic beamline operation and the present status of RIKEN Structural Genomics Beamlines will be presented.