ISPyB

ISPyB is where all the details about your samples, data collections and processing results are collated, including:

• sample registration
• shipment of samples
• data collection details
• access to diffraction images, crystal snapshots and reciprocal lattice views
• results from auto processing and ability to download pertinent files
• reprocessing of data using xia2

Access to visits you are associated with is unlimited, so details for both future and historic visits are always available.

Navigate to https://ispyb.diamond.ac.uk or click on the links from either the internet or intranet (if available) and log in using your FedID and password.  ISPyB can be accessed from anywhere and on any device.

Samples should be registered and shipped in order to arrive safely before the start of your beamtime.  See the section Before Beamtime for information on how to do this.

From the home page, click on the current visit to get to the Data Collections page.  This page can also be reached by selecting Visits from the visit menu and choosing the appropriate visit.

Clicking on the words i19-1 Webcams & Beamline Status will bring up a series of status boxes and should display the 2 hutch webcams – this section times out after 10 minutes so will need refreshing when required.

The status box displays include which sample is actually mounted and show when various shutters are open/closed - they are green when in a ready state and red when not.

When running remotely, do pay attention to the status boxes as they give the best indication of the current beam status. For there to be user beam:

• The ring current should (normally) be ~300 mA
• Beam is (normally) only available when the Refill (top-up) is active
• The Port shutter is open

Note: this option is only available before, and during, your beamtime - it will stop working as soon as the visit officially ends.

ISPyB is used to set up the return shipment of samples.

It can also be used to reprocess any datasets where the auto processing failed to give a sensible result.