New mirror to yield 50 micron (vert.) beam at BM30A (FIP)

This mirror is located just before the MD2 diffractometer. This optical element will reduce the vertical size of the beam down to ~50μm, to take advantage of smaller protein crystals. This system should be available for users by April. The mirror and its bender were manufactured by a team at the ESRF. The support was developed in a collaboration among FIP, the CNRS/SERAS and the ESRF.