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Synchrotron radiation microdiffraction of ballistic molten wax microdrops

Journal Article · · Review of Scientific Instruments
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2964108· OSTI ID:21124127
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  1. European Synchrotron Radiation Facility, 6 rue Jules Horowitz, BP 220, 38043 Grenoble Cedex (France)
Using stroboscopic techniques, diffraction patterns of ballistic paraffin wax microdrops have been observed. The microdrops, generated by a high-temperature ink-jet system, travel through the 1 {mu}m synchrotron radiation beam with a speed of about 1.4 m/s. Diffraction patterns were recorded in flight by a charge couple device with a microchannel plate image intensifier stage, which was activated with the microdrop generation frequency of 1000 Hz during 2 {mu}s. The data show liquid microdrops with a constant temperature up to 8 mm from the ink-jet system capillary exit. The general technique could be adapted for studying fast structural processes, such as protein conformational changes in aqueous microdrops.
OSTI ID:
21124127
Journal Information:
Review of Scientific Instruments, Journal Name: Review of Scientific Instruments Journal Issue: 8 Vol. 79; ISSN 0034-6748; ISSN RSINAK
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English