Droplet beams for serial crystallography of proteins

Details Droplet beams for serial crystallography of proteins Droplet beams for serial crystallography of proteins

2007-01-11

arxiv.org/abs/physics/0701129v1

Physics

Optics

29 pages

Scientific paper

10.1007/s00348-007-0426-8

Serial diffraction of proteins requires an injection method to deliver protein molecules - preferably uncharged, fully hydrated, spatially oriented, and with high flux - into the crossed beams of an alignment laser and a focused probe beam of electrons or X-rays of typically only a few tens of microns diameter. The aim of this work has been to examine several potential droplet sources as to their suitability for this task. We compare Rayleigh droplet sources, electrospray sources, nebulizers and aerojet-focused droplet sources using time-resolved optical images of the droplet beams. Shrinkage of droplets by evaporation as a means of removing most of the water surrounding the proteins is discussed. Experimental measurements of droplet size, conformation of proteins after passing through a Rayleigh jet, and triboelectric charging are presented and conclusions are drawn about the source configuration for serial diffraction. First experimental X-ray diffraction patterns from Rayleigh droplet beams doped with 100nm gold balls are shown.

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