The icOS Lab (previously known as the Cryobench) is dedicated to various types of optical spectroscopy experiments on macromolecular crystals. The central device is a microspectrophotometer that allows the lab to offer
UV/vis absorption spectroscopy,
fluorescence (emission) spectroscopy,->http://www.esrf.eu/UsersAndScience/Experiments/MX/Cryobench/Methods/Fluorescence]
fluorescence lifetime measurements,
Raman spectroscopy,
...of protein crystals mounted on a goniometer between three objectives, usually cooled by a cryogenic stream.
Additionally, it will soon be possible to perform spectroscopic experiments directly at X-ray beamlines:
online UV/vis and fluorescence spectroscopy (on MASSIF-3 and FIP2),
online Raman spectroscopy (on ID30B).
https://www.esrf.fr/home/UsersAndScience/Experiments/MX/About_our_beamlines/icOS.html
Beamtime applications
Click hereto find out how to apply for experiments at the icOS lab.
