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The New CHEM/MAT CARS Crystallographic Facilty 15-ID at the APS, and its Use in Microcrystal Diffraction Studies. Philip Coppens,¹ P. James Viccaro² and Timothy J. Graber², ¹Chemistry Department, NSM Complex, SUNY at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY 14260-3000, USA, ² Consortium for Advanced Radiation Sources (CARS), University of Chicago, Chicago IL 60637, USA

A crystallographic facility is under construction at the 15-ID beamline at the Advanced Photon Source. Because of its exceptional brightness, the source is well suited for microcrystallography. The use of microcrystals has advantages not only in structure determination, where it may be a necessity, but also in time-resolved studies of light-induced processes, in charge density studies and in resonance diffraction experiments. The layout of the beamline and its properties will be described. Applications will be discussed.

Acknowledgments

The CHEM/MAT CARS facility is being constructed through support from the National Science Foundation and the Department of Energy (CHE952223).