A manuscript highlighting the technical capabilities of the SIBYLS beamline has been published in the Journal of Applied Crystallography: > The SIBYLS beamline (12.3.1) of the Advanced Light Source at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, supported by the US Department of Energy and the National Institutes of Health, is optimized for both small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS)…
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Hello DOMO users, [DOMO](http://bl1231.als.lbl.gov/domo/) is fairly robust, and is capable of handling your precious crystals mounted in a variety of bases: However, you must take some care when gluing or epoxying the pins into the bases. If there is too much glue or epoxy or you inadvertantly get some on the sides or bottom of…
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Summary of Options for Applying for Beamtime at the ALS 1. [RAPIDD](http://www-als.lbl.gov/index.php/component/content/article/701-rapidd-proposal-process.html) – a rapid access process, replaces the 2-month proposal system. SAXS proposals should use the RAPIDD system. MX applicants may apply for either RAPIDD or 6 Month Proposals. The aim is to provide quick turnaround. Proposals are fairly simple, requiring a one page…
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3rd annual SIBYLS bioSAXS workshop is ON !! Date: October 9-10, 2012 Location: Advance Light Source (ALS) at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory , Berkeley, CA The SIBYLS team will host a workshop with strong emphasis on experimental aspects of Small Angle X-ray Scattering techniques in structural biology. The two-day workshop will provide training on experimental…
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** Course on SAXS from Biological Material** Date: October 4-5, 2011 Location: Advance Light Source (ALS) at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory , Berkeley, CA The significance of Small Angle X-ray Scattering (SAXS) technique has been rediscovered in recent years by an increasing number of structural biologists to complement high resolution structural studies by crystallography, EM…
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We have been operating our SAXS mail-in/hand-in program for 6 months – 3 cycles of ALS proposals. The beamline and its staff are dedicated to developing and applying technologies and methodologies which combine SAXS and crystallography. Interacting with an extensive and robust external user community is a critical component of this development. Our mission for…
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To free up space on the primary /data volume we’ve recently created compressed read-only archival filesystems (using the [squashfs](http://squashfs.sourceforge.net/) filesystem if you’re interested) for all MX and SAXS data collected at the SIBYLS beamline between 2007 and 2009. You will find the archives mounted as /2007\_data, /2008\_data, and /2009_data on most of the beamline computers.…
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We are pleased to announce a new web-based [DVD backup system](/DvdSystem) now available at the SIBYLS beamline. It is fairly straightforward to use, but we have included a set of detailed [instructions](/dvd_backups/dvd_backup.php) to help get you started. Just login in with your SIBYLS username and password and follow the simple steps to create your custom…
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