Electronic Resource
Chester
:
International Union of Crystallography (IUCr)
Journal of synchrotron radiation
1 (1994), S. 37-42
ISSN:
1600-5775
Source:
Crystallography Journals Online : IUCR Backfile Archive 1948-2001
Topics:
Geosciences
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Physics
Notes:
Glass capillaries have unique properties for guiding X-rays in experiments with micrometer precision. Design considerations of such optics are presented for X-ray applications involving macromolecular crystallography, tomography and high-pressure experiments at the Cornell High Energy Synchrotron Source. The authors propose that crystallography with protein crystals is feasible on a 50 μm or smaller scale using capillary optics along with a cold gas stream and precision rotation stages. For computed tomography experiments, capillary optics can produce X-ray beams on a submicrometer scale. The distribution of X-rays passing through the sample can then be blown up in size with a secondary capillary optic to match the 1̃0 μm pixel size of CCD detectors. For high-pressure experiments in diamond-anvil cells, mono- and polycapillary optics may provide 1–50 μm diameter beams for diffraction or X-ray absorption fine-structure applications.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1107/S0909049594007259
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