Complete instructions and X-ray radiation safety workshops are held on an annual basis. Two of the CCD instruments are located in the X-ray laboratory while the third machine is located in the Laboratory for Molecular Structure and Bonding. All machines are computer controlled and automated with up to date data assessment hardware and software. The machines are operated 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Data acquisition time is normally six hours.
All instrumentation is under strict supervision.
Three SGI workstations are employed for on-line structural solution, refinement and imaging. Micro computers are also used for documentation, imaging and structural calculations. Hardcopy color and laser output are provide with each determination for direct submission to scientific journal. The laboratory is involved in a wide range of structural investigations. One such endeavor, in collaboration with Professor Gyula Vigh, is the characterization of cyclododextrin molecules.