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@INPROCEEDINGS{Schrader:827763,
author = {Schrader, Tobias Erich and Ostermann, Andreas and
Monkenbusch, Michael and Laatsch, Bernhard and Jüttner,
philip and Petry, Winfried and Richter, Dieter},
title = {{B}io{D}iff - a neutron diffractometer optimized for
crystals with largeunit cell dimensions},
reportid = {FZJ-2017-01869},
year = {2016},
abstract = {The neutron single crystal diffractometer BIODIFF at the
research reactor Heinz Maier-Leibnitz (FRM II) is especially
designed to collect data from crystals with large unit
cells. The main field of application is the structural
analysis of proteins, especially the determination of
hydrogen atom positions. BIODIFF is a joint project of the
Jülich Centre for Neutron Science (JCNS) and the FRM II.
Typical scientific questions addressed are the determination
of protonation states of amino acid side chains and the
characterization of the hydrogen bonding network between the
protein active centre and an inhibitor or substrate. BIODIFF
(see scheme below) is designed as a monochromatic instrument
with a narrow wavelength spread of less than 3 $\%.$ By
using a highly orientated pyrolytic graphite monochromator
(PG002) the diffractometer is able to change its central
wavelength in the range between 2.4 Å and 5.6 Å.
Contaminations of higher order wavelengths are removed by a
neutron velocity selector. To cover a large solid angle the
main detector of BIODIFF consists of a neutron imaging plate
in a cylindrical geometry with online read-out capability.
With a radius of 200 mm and a height of 450 mm it covers a
solid angle of approximately 2π with a spatial resolution
of up to 125 µm. A fast Li/ZnS scintillator CCD camera is
available for additional detection abilities. An optical
CCD-camera pointing at the sample position is used to
quickly align the sample with respect to the neutron beam.
The main advantage of BIODIFF is the possibility to adapt
the wavelength to the size of the unit cell of the sample
crystal while operating with a clean monochromatic beam that
keeps the background level low. BIODFF is equipped with a
standard Oxford Cryosystem “Cryostream 700+” which
allows measurements in the temperature range from 90 K up to
500 K (see picture below). A standard closed cycle cryostat
is also available for measurements down to 4 K in vacuum.
This may be used for the determination of magnetic unit
cells of inorganic crystals in zero magnetic field. Recent
applications of BIODIFF also include clay powder diffraction
and diffraction from lipid membranes in a controlled
humidity environment.},
month = {Mar},
date = {2016-03-14},
organization = {24th Annual Meeting of the German
Crystallographic Society, Stuttgart
(Germany), 14 Mar 2016 - 17 Mar 2016},
subtyp = {Outreach},
cin = {JCNS (München) ; Jülich Centre for Neutron Science JCNS
(München) ; JCNS-FRM-II / Neutronenstreuung ; JCNS-1 /
JCNS-2 / ZEA-1},
cid = {I:(DE-Juel1)JCNS-FRM-II-20110218 /
I:(DE-Juel1)JCNS-1-20110106 / I:(DE-Juel1)JCNS-2-20110106 /
I:(DE-Juel1)ZEA-1-20090406},
pnm = {6G15 - FRM II / MLZ (POF3-6G15) / 6G4 - Jülich Centre for
Neutron Research (JCNS) (POF3-623) / 6215 - Soft Matter,
Health and Life Sciences (POF3-621)},
pid = {G:(DE-HGF)POF3-6G15 / G:(DE-HGF)POF3-6G4 /
G:(DE-HGF)POF3-6215},
experiment = {EXP:(DE-MLZ)BIODIFF-20140101},
typ = {PUB:(DE-HGF)24},
url = {https://juser.fz-juelich.de/record/827763},
}