Biomolecular imaging and electronic damage using X-ray free-electron lasers

Nature Physics

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 142-146

  Quiney, Harry M ^a   Nugent, Keith A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DAMAGE TOLERANCE; DIFFRACTION; ELECTRODYNAMICS; FREE ELECTRON LASERS; LASER PULSES; MOLECULES; QUANTUM THEORY; X RAYS;

BIOMOLECULAR IMAGING; BIOMOLECULAR STRUCTURES; COHERENT DIFFRACTION; CRYSTALLINE SAMPLES; DIFFRACTION LIMITED; QUANTUM ELECTRODYNAMICS; STRUCTURAL DAMAGES; X-RAY FREE ELECTRON LASERS;

ELECTRONS;

EID: 79551642724     PISSN: 17452473     EISSN: 17452481     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nphys1859     Document Type: Article

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