Macromolecular Crystallography (MX) is an essential technique to determine the structure of biological molecules like proteins and nucleic acids to high resolution. 4th generation sources such as MAX IV, coupled with the use of advanced beamline instrumentation and fast readout detectors make it possible to study macromolecular crystals both by the conventional rotation method and
Below are some of the questions we have receive concerning SCS.
Describing different access modes for SCS
Highlights from starting SCS till now. MAX IV User meeting 2026 Staff at SCS attended the user meeting with a poster and engaged with potential new customers. Update on SINCRYS The front-end for SINCRYS is expected to be installed in Summer 2026 and the diffractometer will be installed in March 2026. Getting SINCRYS built will
The Scandinavian Crystallography Service (SCS) is a single crystal X-ray diffraction service for chemical crystallography and materials science. Single crystal X-ray diffraction is the preferred technique to solve the atomic structure of a crystalline material. Today, it is a routine technique in many research laboratories, however, the limited flux, spectral purity and focusing ability of
First Light is expected in 2026! Single crystal X-ray diffraction is the preferred technique to solve the atomic structure of a crystalline material. It is now a routine technique in many research laboratories, however, the limited flux, spectral purity and focusing ability of a lab-source severely limits the size and quality of the crystals that
Getting access The access to the infrastructure is granted to MAX IV users, industry partners and academics based on research merit(s) of their proposals submitted through the Digital User Office system at MAX IV (DUO). The call for proposals is open all year round (TBA) and simplified access procedure, so called Fast Access applies. There
The RIXS (Resonant Inelastic X-ray Scattering) technique was pioneered already in the 1980’s, and since then it has provided a broad range of applications. It relies heavily on access to a high brilliance source of primary photons, and it is only recently that the full power of the method has been realised. The new synchrotrons
SoftiMAX is a soft X-ray beamline, dedicated to spectromicroscopy and coherent imaging. The beamline operates in the photon energy range between 275 eV and 2.5 keV and has two branch lines: one for STXM and Ptychography with a sub-100 nm focus, and one modular line for coherent and full-field techniques that require a larger beam
FinEstBeAMS is a materials and atmospheric science beamline at the MAX IV 1.5 GeV storage ring. It provides ultraviolet and soft X-ray radiation with precisely controlled and widely variable parameters. The beamline has two branches: one branch is dedicated to ultra-high vacuum studies of surfaces and interfaces and the other to gas-phase experiments and photoluminescence