A scanning light diffractometer for muscle studies.
A light diffractometer with a cosecant drive is described. It can provide the intensity spectrum of the fine structures within the first-order laser light diffraction from striated muscle. In addition, the sarcomere length associated with each fine structure can be obtained. The accuracy of the sarcomere length determination is discussed.
D000818:Animals; D002138:Calibration; D007834:Lasers; D008433:Mathematics; D009132:Muscles / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D011898:Ranidae; D012518:Sarcomeres / Q000648:ultrastructure