MAD10manual
NWSGC beamline

Crystal Alignment

  1. From marccd select the "Crystal Alignment" Tab from the menu on your right
  2. Adjust the light around your crystal by ticking Paddle, Back and Xtal.
    • Paddle will put a small white background behind your crystal
    • Back will turn on a small bright blue LED light pointing to the paddle
    • Xtal will turn on a small bright blue LED light pointing to the your crystal.
  3. Tick on the box next to the name to turn them on/off.
  4. Identify your crystal in the loop (tricky business)
  5. Click with the middle mouse button on it. You should get a dark cross-air.
  6. Click on "Centre in 2D". This motion is a combination of XY translation and a 90 degree rotation
  7. The crystal will move to the centre of the screen.
  8. Repeat steps 5 to 8 until you are happy with your cantering.
Alternatively you can also use: crop-alignement.JPG