Solutions for the storage and handling of SPINE standard pucks

J Synchrotron Radiat. 2012 Mar;19(Pt 2):288-9. doi: 10.1107/S0909049511054689. Epub 2012 Jan 28.

Abstract

Currently there is no rack system for the long-term storage of SPINE pucks in spite of their commercial availability and heavy usage at the ESRF. The only way to store pucks is in transport dewar canisters which presents a number of limitations and drawbacks. Here a simple affordable rack for storing SPINE pucks is described, which we believe is accessible to not only synchrotrons but also both academic and industrial research laboratories.

MeSH terms

  • Automation, Laboratory / instrumentation
  • Cold Temperature
  • Crystallography, X-Ray / instrumentation
  • Equipment Design*
  • Nitrogen
  • Synchrotrons / instrumentation*

Substances

  • Nitrogen