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High-speed crystal detection and characterization using a fast-readout detector
DOI:
10.1107/S0907444910028192
PMID:
20823554
Authors:
Jun
Aishima
(Diamond Light Source)
,
Robin
Owen
(Diamond Light Source)
,
Emma
Shepherd
(Diamond Light Source)
,
Graeme
Winter
(Diamond Light Source)
,
Karl
Levik
(Diamond Light Source)
,
Paul
Gibbons
(Diamond Light Source)
,
Alun
Ashton
(Diamond Light Source)
,
Gwyndaf
Evans
(Diamond Light Source)
,
Danny
Axford
(Diamond Light Source)
Co-authored by industrial partner:
No
Type:
Journal Paper
Journal:
Acta Crystallographica Section D Biological Crystallography
, VOL 66 (9)
, PAGES 1032-1035
State:
Published (Approved)
Published:
September 2010

Abstract: A novel raster-scanning method combining continuous sample translation with the fast readout of a Pilatus P6M detector has been developed on microfocus beamline I24 at Diamond Light Source. This fast grid-scan tool allows the rapid evaluation of large sample volumes without the need to increase the beam size at the sample through changes in beamline hardware. A slow version is available for slow-readout detectors. Examples of grid-scan use in centring optically invisible samples and in detecting and characterizing numerous microcrystals on a mesh-like holder illustrate the most common applications of the grid scan now in routine use on I24.
Journal Keywords: Macromolecular Crystallography; Microfocus; Grid Scan; Sample Characterization
Subject Areas:
Biology and Bio-materials,
Technique Development
Instruments:
I24-Microfocus Macromolecular Crystallography
Added On:
16/08/2010 08:15
Documents:
ea5131.pdf
Discipline Tags:
Detectors
Technique Development - Life Sciences & Biotech
Structural biology
Engineering & Technology
Life Sciences & Biotech
Technical Tags:
Diffraction
Macromolecular Crystallography (MX)