Dear colleagues,
Since January 2010, the BM14 MAD MX beamline at the ESRF (Grenoble, France) is providing beamtime for both European and Indian MX communities after a smooth transition from the UK MRC-EMBL tandem to the actual EMBL-ESRF-India consortium. The beamline is fully opened now for EU-member state and EU-associated state users[1]. Scientists are encouraged to submit proposals via the web-based eProposal interface [2] on http://www.bm14.eu (“Apply for Beamtime”). A European reviewer panel, chaired by Dr. Pedro Matias (ITQB, Lisbon, Portugal), will process the proposals and beamtime will be provided for the February – March 2011 period. *Deadline for proposal submissions*: *31st of December 2010.* Limited travel and accommodation support from the ELISA EU grant will be provided to selected users. *Beamline major features:* - 7 to 18 keV energy range with a brand new ESRF monochromator - Rayonix 225 CCD detector - MD2 Microdiffractometer with mini-Kappa goniometer head - Robotic Sample changer (SPINE sample holders) - Ultra-low resolution beamstop (down to 300 Å data recordable) - Very high resolution data collection conditions (~ 0.6 Å data recordable) - Crystal Humidity Control Device (HC1) for improving sample diffraction (* http://www.embl-grenoble.fr/groups/instr/humidifier_page1.html*)** - Remote data collection - Substantial user support during data collections Best regards, Hassan Belrhali (*belrhali-at-embl.fr*). *PS: this call is independent from Indian and ESRF calls.* [1]* EU-associated state*: Switzerland, Israel, Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein Turkey, Croatia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Serbia, Albania and Montenegro, Bosnia & Herzegovina (source EC: FP7 Third Country Agreements) [2] *eProposal platform:* kindly donated by UK MRC
