title: MX1: a bending-magnet crystallography beamline serving both chemical and macromolecular crystallography communities at the Australian Synchrotron.
abstract: MX1 is a bending-magnet crystallography beamline at the 3 GeV Australian Synchrotron. The beamline delivers hard X-rays in the energy range from 8 to 18 keV to a focal spot at the sample position of 120 µm FWHM. The beamline endstation and ancillary equipment facilitate local and remote access for both chemical and biological macromolecular crystallography. Here, the design of the beamline and endstation are discussed. The beamline has enjoyed a full user program for the last seven years and scientific highlights from the user program are also presented.
authors.affiliation: MX Beamlines, Australian Synchrotron, 800 Blackburn Road, Clayton, Victoria 3168, Australia.
authors.forename: Nathan Philip
authors.initials: NP
authors.lastname: Cowieson
authors.affiliation: MX Beamlines, Australian Synchrotron, 800 Blackburn Road, Clayton, Victoria 3168, Australia.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Aragao
authors.affiliation: MX Beamlines, Australian Synchrotron, 800 Blackburn Road, Clayton, Victoria 3168, Australia.
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Clift
authors.affiliation: MX Beamlines, Australian Synchrotron, 800 Blackburn Road, Clayton, Victoria 3168, Australia.
authors.forename: Daniel J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Ericsson
authors.affiliation: MX Beamlines, Australian Synchrotron, 800 Blackburn Road, Clayton, Victoria 3168, Australia.
authors.forename: Christine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Gee
authors.affiliation: MX Beamlines, Australian Synchrotron, 800 Blackburn Road, Clayton, Victoria 3168, Australia.
authors.forename: Stephen J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Harrop
authors.affiliation: MX Beamlines, Australian Synchrotron, 800 Blackburn Road, Clayton, Victoria 3168, Australia.
authors.forename: Nathan
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Mudie
authors.affiliation: MX Beamlines, Australian Synchrotron, 800 Blackburn Road, Clayton, Victoria 3168, Australia.
authors.forename: Santosh
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Panjikar
authors.affiliation: MX Beamlines, Australian Synchrotron, 800 Blackburn Road, Clayton, Victoria 3168, Australia.
authors.forename: Jason R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Price
authors.affiliation: MX Beamlines, Australian Synchrotron, 800 Blackburn Road, Clayton, Victoria 3168, Australia.
authors.forename: Alan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Riboldi-Tunnicliffe
authors.affiliation: MX Beamlines, Australian Synchrotron, 800 Blackburn Road, Clayton, Victoria 3168, Australia.
authors.forename: Rachel
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Williamson
authors.affiliation: MX Beamlines, Australian Synchrotron, 800 Blackburn Road, Clayton, Victoria 3168, Australia.
authors.forename: Tom
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Caradoc-Davies
keywords: beamline; bending magnet; crystallography