title: Time-resolved x-ray diffraction of biological materials.
abstract: Instrumental and specimen considerations pertinent to performing time-resolved x-ray diffraction on biological materials are discussed. Existing synchrotron x-ray sources, in conjunction with integrating x-ray detectors, have made millisecond diffraction experiments feasible; exposure times several orders of magnitude shorter than this will be possible with synchrotron sources now on the drawing boards. Experience gained from time-resolved studies together with order-of-magnitude estimates of specimen requirements can be used to determine the instrumental capabilities needed for various time-resolved experiments. Existing instrumental capabilities and methods of dealing with time-resolved specimens are reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Princeton University, NJ 08544.
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Gruner
mesh_terms: D010315:Particle Accelerators; D013696:Temperature; D013997:Time Factors; D014961:X-Ray Diffraction / Q000295:instrumentation; D014965:X-Rays