Your local contact will have been in touch prior to your experiment, to determine what beamline configuration you need for your experiment and what sample environments and lab support you'll require. These manual pages are designed to provide basic operational instruction and troubleshooting information to ensure your experiment proceeds smoothly.

If you would like to bring your own sample environment to I22 for an experiment, we strongly recommend that you speak to a member of the beamline team well in advance of your experiment. Information about size and shape requirements for sample environments can be found on the Sample Area page.

Before you start, there are one or two housekeeping points to note. First, we strongly recommend you follow the instructions to set up the data dispenser in the Zone 2 pod. The pod is located at the top of the Zone 2 stairs (purple), and serves as an offline data analysis suite for the beamline. You are welcome to use the whiteboard, meeting table and computing facilities in this room, as the control room on I22 in particular can become crowded!

Second, your local contact will have provided safety training for the beamline and any lab space you may use during your visit. We ask that you treat these areas as laboratories- no food or drink in the hutch or peripheral labs- and work safely at all times. A list of first aiders is posted on the wall of the control rooms and on laboratory doors. In case of emergency, please contact the control room on extension 8899. Please read our guide to beamline and laboratory safety.

If you have any other questions, please let us know!

For ALL support out of hours, call the EHC number : 8787

Useful phone numbers during your visit (external dial is 01235 77 XXXX):