Solving Structure with Sparse, Randomly-Oriented X-ray Data

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2012-03-15

arxiv.org/abs/1203.3353v1

Physics

Instrumentation and Detectors

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Single-particle imaging experiments of biomolecules at x-ray free-electron lasers (XFELs) require processing of hundreds of thousands (or more) of images that contain very few x-rays. Each low-flux image of the diffraction pattern is produced by a single, randomly oriented particle, such as a protein. We demonstrate the feasibility of collecting data at these extremes, averaging only 2.5 photons per frame, where it seems doubtful there could be information about the state of rotation, let alone the image contrast. This is accomplished with an expectation maximization algorithm that processes the low-flux data in aggregate, and without any prior knowledge of the object or its orientation. The versatility of the method promises, more generally, to redefine what measurement scenarios can provide useful signal in the high-noise regime.

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