LS-CAT

Life Sciences Collaborative Access Team
9700 S. Cass Ave, Bldg 436A
Argonne, IL 60439
Main Office:    630-252-0222
Help Email:    administrator@ls-cat.org
Getting Beamtime At LS-CAT
Facilities (December 2025)
  • 21-ID-F: Fully Operational and Accepting Users
  • 21-ID-G: Fully Operational and Accepting Users
  • 21-ID-D: Scientific Commissioning
      (accepting on-site users starting 2026-1)
Equipment (December 2025)
21-ID-F and 21-ID-G Beamline Stations
  • EMBL Basket Sample Changer
  • MD2 Microdiffractometer
  • Dectris EIGER 9M Pixel Area Detector (ID-F)
  • Dectris PILATUS3X 6M Pixel Area Detector (ID-G)
21-ID-D Beamline Station
  • UniPuck Sample Changer
  • MD3-UP Microdiffractometer
  • Dectris EIGER2X 16M Pixel Area Detector
  • Fully Tunable Kohzu Monochromator
Remote Interface (December 2025)
  • LS-CAT is migrating from lsnode.ls-cat.org to MXCuBE3 remote data collection software. This upgrade will support use of the MD3 diffractometer and UniPuck sample changer, allowing for both sample rastering and fully-automated data collection.
  • MXCuBE3 will be first deployed on ID-D during 2026-1, and then ID-F and ID-G will be upgraded with MD3-UP diffractometers, UniPuck sample changers, and MXCuBE3 controls.
Safety

To request data collection time, complete the form Beamtime Request

Dark Period Data Collection Dates

Synchrotron Facility Arrive at LS-CAT By Collection Date/Time(CDT) Beamline
ESRF Oct 27 Nov 2/ 1000-0100 ID30B*
ESRF Nov 19 Nov 26/ 1000-0100 ID23-2
ESRF Nov 26 Dec 4/ 1000-0100 ID30B*

*Notes tunable beamline
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