> So, yes, a universal pin solution exists, and the hardware is not > expensive, but I gave up a long time ago on trying to get > other beamline > scientists to expand their support of pin types. But this is > not to say > that there has not been progress. Aina Cohen I think > deserves a lot of > credit for managing to generalize support for cassette > formats with the > UniPuck (which I can at least tell you has gained acceptance > at SSRL and > ALS), but the UniPuck is by no means universal yet. Something about > Europeans and their SPINEs?
We Europeans like our SPINE standard pins but pucks are another matter! I'm kind of glad you brought this up actually because now I can advertise that the Diamond MX beamlines (I02, I03 and I04) will be changing over to using UniPucks from the 1st April. And no, it's not an April's fool joke. Katherine Dr Katherine McAuley, MX Beamline Scientist, Diamond Light Source, UK This e-mail and any attachments may contain confidential, copyright and or privileged material, and are for the use of the intended addressee only. If you are not the intended addressee or an authorised recipient of the addressee please notify us of receipt by returning the e-mail and do not use, copy, retain, distribute or disclose the information in or attached to the e-mail. Any opinions expressed within this e-mail are those of the individual and not necessarily of Diamond Light Source Ltd. Diamond Light Source Ltd. cannot guarantee that this e-mail or any attachments are free from viruses and we cannot accept liability for any damage which you may sustain as a result of software viruses which may be transmitted in or with the message. Diamond Light Source Limited (company no. 4375679). Registered in England and Wales with its registered office at Diamond House, Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, Didcot, Oxfordshire, OX11 0DE, United Kingdom
