Techniques¶
What CORA would run at TPS 05A: rotation macromolecular crystallography, each technique a Catalog Method bound through an NSRRC Practice. TPS 05A reuses the same MX Methods as TPS 07A and Diamond I03, so it coins nothing new.
TPS 05A's technique, rotation MX (in its microcrystallography form), is the macromolecular-crystallography shape CORA already saw at i03, TPS 07A, and MX3. The Methods render unlinked and are carried pending until the owner-scope decision (TECH-1) brings them into the catalog.
| Technique | Catalog method | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Rotation MX data collection | mx_data_collection |
oscillation collection on the MD3 goniometer + the EIGER2 X 9M, orchestrated through Blu-Ice/DCSS; the i03 Method, pending (TECH-1) |
| Mesh / grid scan | grid_scan |
mesh scan for crystal location / centring on the MD3; the i03 Method (TECH-1) |
| Autonomous sample exchange | sample_exchange |
the ISARA robot load / centre / collect / unmount loop, a Procedure over the spine (ROBOT-1) |
All three are recorded as pending Practices on the NSRRC Site (the TPS05A_* practices), reusing the same Method names TPS 07A and Diamond i03 carry.
Why the Methods are reused, not coined¶
TPS 05A brings nothing new at the technique layer: it is the MX-cluster sibling of TPS 07A. Rotation MX, mesh-scan centring, and robot sample exchange are the i03 shapes, so 05A binds the same pending Methods (mx_data_collection, grid_scan, sample_exchange) rather than coining anything; whether those Methods enter the catalog is the cross-facility owner-scope decision i03 opened (TECH-1), and 05A reinforces the case at a further MX deployment (after i03, NSLS-II FMX / AMX, MX3, Sirius MANACA, and TPS 07A). The device Roles already exist (the MD3 presents Positioner via the graduated Goniometer, the EIGER2 presents Detector via Camera), so nothing new is needed in the device model either.
The autonomous sample exchange reuses the i03 / i24 / 07A / MX3 autonomous-loop shape: a Procedure over the spine threaded through Subject custody, not a new device family (ROBOT-1).
TPS 05A contributes no new vocabulary anywhere; its value is reinforcing that the NSRRC Site, the Blu-Ice/DCSS-over-EPICS seam, and the MX Methods cover the cluster, not just 07A.