title: Nanosecond X-ray diffraction from biological samples with a laser-produced plasma source.
abstract: By using 4.45-angstrom radiation generated by Cl+15 ions in a laser plasma and nanosecond exposures, low-angle x-ray diffraction patterns were obtained from dried rat spinal nerves and a powder of cholesterol. Three to four 400-picosecond, 45-joule pulses were required for the exposure. This new technique should have wide application in structural kinetic studies.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002784:Cholesterol; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D007834:Lasers; D009474:Neurons / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D051381:Rats; D013997:Time Factors; D014961:X-Ray Diffraction / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D002784:Cholesterol