Patent ID: 6608883
Filing Date: 2003-08-19
Classification: G01N,Y10T

Abstract:
A method for mounting a sample comprising a crystal, said method comprising the steps of:(a) providing a crystal holder containing at least one crystal; (b) providing a tool capable of retrieving said crystal holder, said tool movable by means of a robot; (c) providing a positioning device for mounting said crystal holder so that said crystal is in the path of a beam of X-rays; and (d) activating said robot so that said tool retrieves said crystal holder, receives a sufficient amount of a fluid to maintain said crystal in said crystal holder at a temperature not in excess of about 160Â° K., transfers said retrieved crystal holder to said positioning device, and mounts said transferred crystal holder on said positioning device, whereby said crystal in said retrieved crystal holder is maintained at a temperature not in excess of about 160Â° K.