X-Ray Flashes (IMAGE)

Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY

X-Ray Flashes

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Artist's impression of the experiment: When the ultra-bright X-ray flashes (violet) hit the enzyme crystals in the water jet (blue), the recorded diffraction data allow to reconstruct the spatial structure of the enzyme (right).

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Illustration: DESY/Lucid Berlin

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