Development of a real-time timing-shutter performance monitor for protein crystallography.
In order to accurately monitor shutter timing events and long-term shutter performance, a timing-shutter monitor has been developed. This monitor uses a photodiode to capture X-ray-induced fluorescence from the shutter blade in synchrony with goniometer rotation to measure shutter opening and closing delay times, as well as the total time that X-rays are exposed to the sample during crystallographic data frames.
Alkire
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Structural Biology Center, Biosciences Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL, USA. alkire@anl.gov
Molitsky
Michael
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Rotella
F J
FJ
Duke
N E C
NE
De Lurgio
Patrick M
PM
Lee
John
J
Madden
Tim
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D018360:Crystallography, X-Ray / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods*; D004867:Equipment Design; D011506:Proteins / Q000737:chemistry*; D012984:Software; D017356:Synchrotrons; D013997:Time Factors; D014965:X-Rays
D011506:Proteins