title: SPINE-compatible `carboloops': a new microshaped vitreous carbon sample mount for X-ray and neutron crystallography.
abstract: A novel vitreous carbon mount for macromolecular crystallography, suitable for neutron and X-ray crystallographic studies, has been developed. The technology described here is compatible both with X-ray and neutron cryo-crystallography. The mounts have low density and low background scattering for both neutrons and X-rays. They are prepared by laser cutting, allowing high standards of production quality, the ability to custom-design the mount to specific crystal sizes and large-scale production.
authors.affiliation: European Synchrotron Radiation Facility, 6 Rue Jules Horowitz, 38000 Grenoble, France.
authors.forename: Filippo
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Romoli
authors.affiliation: Institut Laue-Langevin, 6 Rue Jules Horowitz, 38042 Grenoble, France.
authors.forename: Estelle
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Mossou
authors.affiliation: Institut Laue-Langevin, 6 Rue Jules Horowitz, 38042 Grenoble, France.
authors.forename: Maxime
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cuypers
authors.affiliation: European Synchrotron Radiation Facility, 6 Rue Jules Horowitz, 38000 Grenoble, France.
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: van der Linden
authors.affiliation: European Synchrotron Radiation Facility, 6 Rue Jules Horowitz, 38000 Grenoble, France.
authors.forename: Philippe
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Carpentier
authors.affiliation: Institut Laue-Langevin, 6 Rue Jules Horowitz, 38042 Grenoble, France.
authors.forename: Sax A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Mason
authors.affiliation: European Synchrotron Radiation Facility, 6 Rue Jules Horowitz, 38000 Grenoble, France.
authors.forename: V Trevor
authors.initials: VT
authors.lastname: Forsyth
authors.affiliation: European Synchrotron Radiation Facility, 6 Rue Jules Horowitz, 38000 Grenoble, France.
authors.forename: Sean
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: McSweeney
mesh_terms: D002244:Carbon / Q000032:analysis* / Q000737:chemistry*; D018360:Crystallography, X-Ray; D009502:Neutrons; D014961:X-Ray Diffraction
chemical_list: D002244:Carbon
keywords: X-ray crystallography; laser cutting; neutron crystallography; sample mounting