CCD-based synchrotron X-ray detector for protein crystallography - Performance projected from an experiment
The intense x radiation from a synchrotron source could, with a suitable detector, provide a complete set of diffraction images from a protein crystal before the crystal is damaged by radiation (2-3 min). An area detector consisting of a 40 mm dia. x-ray fluorescing phosphor, coupled with an image intensifier and lens to a CCD image sensor, was developed to determine the effectiveness of such a detector in protein crystallography. The detector was used in an experiment with a rotating anode x-ray generator. Diffraction patterns from a lysozyme crystal obtained with this detector are compared to those obtained with film. The two images appear to be virtually identical. The flux of 10/sup 4/ x-ray photons/s was observed on the detector at the rotating anode generator. At the 6Ge-V synchrotron being designed at Argonne, the flux on an 80 x 80 mm/sup 2/ detector is expected to be > 10/sup 9/ photons/s. The projected design of such a synchrotron detector shows that a diffraction-peak count > 10/sup 6/ could be obtained in --0.5 s. With an additional --0.5 s readout time of a 512 x 512 pixel CCD, the data acquisition time per frame would be --1 s so that ninety 1/sup 0/ diffraction images could be obtained, with approximately 1% precision, in less than 3 min.
- Research Organization:
- Argonne National Lab., Argonne, IL 60439
- OSTI ID:
- 6714775
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-861007-
- Journal Information:
- IEEE Trans. Nucl. Sci.; (United States), Journal Name: IEEE Trans. Nucl. Sci.; (United States) Vol. NS-34:1; ISSN IETNA
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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