Diagram of the Femtosecond X-Ray Crystallography Experiment (IMAGE)

Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology

Diagram of the Femtosecond X-Ray Crystallography Experiment

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Using the injector (1), the protein crystals dissolved in the lipid medium (2) are exposed to an X-ray beam (5), after which the scattered beam hits a detector (6). Pressure is created in the injector by a hydraulic piston (3), a special gas flow (4) is applied to maintain the straight shape of the lipid stream.

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