• April 2006

  Station staff changes

  Station Manager - Mark Ellis (3830)
  Deputy Station Manager - Mike Cianci (3658)

• April 2003

  PXGEN++ released
  New software for beam alignment and data collection .

• October 2002

  To help us improve the provision of anomalous dispersion experiments on station 14.2, please provide feedback on your experiences with the MAD/SAD facilities there. You should include brief details of structures solved, publications, any problems encountered and suggestions for improvements. Send your comments to James Nicholson .

  List of 14.2 publications now available.

• August 2002

  SOLVE. Details of how to run SOLVE (including command files) on your MAD data are available here .

• April 2002

  Improved Fluorescence Software The xafs program has been updated to include a drop-down menu of elements to be scanned. When an element is selected, the corresponding monochromator angle range for the scan will be automatically generated.
  The mono software (for changing the wavelength) now features progress bars, to provide a clearer visual indicator whether the monochromator and/or two-theta arm are moving.

• February 2002

  HKL2000 can be run on the station data processing alpha using the command hkl2000 SRS14.2-ADSC-corr.
  User Beam : The station is now operating normally with scheduled users. There are now 2 SRS refills per 24 hours, at 08:30 and 20:30.
  MAD : Click here for a list of accessible absorption edges on 14.2 and a guide on how to collect fluorescence spectra.
  Webcams : Four webcams are now installed in the 14.2 hutch as part of the remote monitoring project.
  Beam Centre : 94.7, 93.0.

• November 2001 - Commissioning
  Following the enforced 4 month shutdown, SRS user beam was established on 15th November 2001. For the first week there will be 3 refills per day. Station commissioning and benchmarking will continue until 26th November when the first users on 14.2 for this period are due. It is anticipated by then that there will be 2 refills per day.

  There is a new user area available to PX users up the stairs opposite 14.2. This area includes a computer room, kitchen and toilet. The computer room has an alpha workststion linked to the station data disks and a PC with CD writer. For further information and directions to the new area ask your station scientist.

• June 2001 - Staff Changes
  James Nicholson became station manager of 14.2 from 1st June 2001. Liz Duke is now deputy station manager. Both James and Liz, together with Pierre Rizkallah will be providing the user support on 14.2.

  MAD
  Se-met MAD experiments are now becoming routine on 14.2. There are some new web pages on how to perform fluorescence scans available here.

• May 2001 - MAD Commissioning
  The Se-Met MAD capabilities have been successfully tested on 14.2. One MAD experiment was attempted in early April 2001 but problems with the SRS meant that it could not be completed. A second MAD experiment was successfully performed in late April by a group from NIMR. Four wavelengths were collected around the Se K-edge and four Se sites were resolved. The structure was solved to a resolution of 2.9 Å. Click here for further details.

• March 2001 - Opening the station shutter
  Stations 14.2 & 14.1 have a different method of shutter control to the other PX stations. The shutter is controlled via a flat screen situated on the wall to the left of the hutch. When booted the Pc automatically comes up with 2 windows entitled 'Beamline 14.2' and Status and Interlock Monitor'. The 'Beamline 14.2' window shows a diagram of the beamline with all the valves, ion pumps, gauges, mirror, slits and mono etc. At the bottom right hand side of this W14.STOP.03 should be highlighted in red. Double clicking on this will create the 'Status and Interlock Monitor' window for W14.STOP.03. This shows the status of the shutter at the top and a list of the interlocks etc. below. At the bottom there is a control panel. Here, once the hutch has been interlocked, you should click on Reset and then Open. In addition after every refil you will need to open W14.STOP.01. This is situated towards the top of the diagram of the beamline layout. Double click on the W14.STOP.01 which should create an "Status and Interlock" window for W14.STOP.01. Click on reset followed by open. Station 14.1 also has access to this stop so the users on Station 14.1 may have already opened it for you.