Please go to the beamline wiki page for the most up-to-date infomation. 

Beamline information

The LiX beamline supports two major types of experiments: biomolecular solution scattering and microbeam (typically 5 microns) scanning mapping. It is jointly funded by NIH/NIGMS and DOE-BER, as part of the Center for BioMolecular Structure.  

• beamline status 

• information on mail-in solution scattering (protocol, example spreadsheets, notebooks, and data files)

  • shipping information

• operating schedule:

  • current cycle: 2024-1(pdf,web)

  • upcoming cycle: 2024-2(pdf,web)

• beamline posters and publications

  • LiX user publication list . 

  • If your publication makes use of data collected at LiX, please include this acknowledgement, and cite appropriate beamline instrumentation papers:

    • SRI2015 proceeding on the development of this beamline

    • J Synch Rad paper on the solution scattering instrumentation and software at LiX  

    • J Synch Rad paper specifically on mail-in solution scattering

    • J Synch Rad paper on scanning structural mapping

  • beamline posters: 2017 Protein Society , 2019 ACA, 2020 ACA, 2021 ACA

• official LiX page on NSLS-II website 

NSLS-II information

• NSLS-II users guide

• PASS

• User Feedback Form

User training and self-help

• proposal guide

• solution scattering workbench (application site)

  • 2024-1 cycle

  • past sessions

• software

  • LiX data processing software: installation instructions and solution scattering example data

  • example data and helpful guides

  • data analysis: 

    • ATSAS and Primus (install this for workbench)

• USER MANUAL SEC-SAXS

• data processing manual