Prepare sample shipments with EXI at MAX IV

…shipper containing small frozen protein crystals for scientific experiments. Crystals are non-hazardous. Dewar contains non-flammable gas (liquid N2).” Value cannot be 0, use any other small value instead (eg. 1)….

STM sampleholders and sample mounting

…SPECS, etc) flat flag-type sampleplate. A number of these sampleplates (stainless steel or molybdenum for high temperatures) is available for users. The samples may be glued to the sampleplate using…

User information

…A single quantum of beamtime available for scheduling is the so-called “shift”, which is equal to 4 hours. Therefore, 1 week of beamtime is equal to 36 shifts (6 shifts/day,…

Beamline development collaborations

…and a large number of scientists, by other research centers funded by Novo Nordisk Fonden and by other large scale research infrastructures in the region of relevance for structural biology….

The role of synthesis gas in tomorrow’s sustainable fuels

…A. Fredriksson & J. W. (Hans) Niemantsverdriet Mechanistic insight into carbon-carbon bond formation on cobalt under simulated Fischer-Tropsch synthesis conditions open_in_new Nature Communications 11, Article number: 750 (2020) doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-14613-5 open_in_new…

MAX IV’s role in the Government’s Research Bill

The Government asks a number of referral bodies, including universities, government agencies, and other organisations, to give input and suggestions to their proposed research and innovation politics. Here is a…

Beamline optics

…characterization of hierarchical materials open_in_new J. Synchrotron Rad. 31, 363-377 (2024) https://doi.org/10.1107/S1600577524001048 open_in_new X-ray source In-vacuum undulator (IVU), 3 m magnetic length, 17 mm period, 166 periods, 4.5 mm minimal…

Science at Balder

…with regard to the type of neighbouring ligands, their bonding distances to the absorber, and the coordination numbers. For structural and functional studies of metalloproteins, the technique is a valuable…