Welcome to the Brandeis
X-ray Structure Determination Facility!
Users within the University, as well as external academic users, are welcome to use the facility, which consists of a Nonius CAD-4 linear diffractometer and a Bruker-Nonius Kappa Apex II CCD instrument, equipped with Mo and Cu radiation sources. The current fee is under revision. It may be possible to waive the fee, upon application, if the user has no funds to support X-ray work.
All inquiries should be directed
to Prof. Bruce M. Foxman, foxman1@brandeis.edu,
781-736-2532. Upon request, details of crystal mounting requirements or service
and other issues will be sent to you by email.
Industrial users are also welcome
and are invited to discuss the Facility's fee structure with Prof. Foxman. Do
expect that for-profit users will be expected to contribute significantly to
the maintenance fund for the instrument.
Our policy is quite simple: the
queue is based upon the arrival time of your request! That is, we simply have a
first-come, first-served queue. The queue position is independent of whether
the requestor is from Brandeis or an external institution. The queue may
"stall" of course when a machine is down for repair or routine maintenance!
In unusual circumstances it may be
possible for a user to move forward in the queue. For example, a review of a
paper might require some information to be obtained in a short time frame. Such
requests can usually be accommodated.
Finally, we welcome all users and
make every attempt to treat everyone equally and with respect. If you believe
that there are any problems with your use of the facility, contact either Prof.
Foxman or the Chair of the Chemistry Department, Prof. Peter Jordan. The Chair
will consult with the Department Instrument Committee to review all such
requests.
All crystals must be accompanied
by a submission form that provides us with sufficient detail to plan an
analysis that is likely to yield the required answers. Crystals should be
submitted to the Honorable X-ray TA, Josh Chen, Edison-Lecks 123, x62535.
Questions may be directed either to Mr. Chen or Prof. Foxman.
See the diffractometer in real-time
(Username = XRAY; Password = LAUE)