Open AccessThe care and nurture of undulator data sets
Author(s) -
Flot D.,
Gordon E. J.,
Hall D. R.,
Leonard G. A.,
McCarthy A.,
McCarthy J.,
McSweeney S.,
Mitchell E.,
Nurizzo D.,
Ravelli R. G. B.,
Shepard W.
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
acta crystallographica section d
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1399-0047
DOI - 10.1107/s0907444905032646
Subject(s) - undulator , data collection , nature versus nurture , computer science , radiation , physics , optics , biology , mathematics , genetics , statistics
Undulator radiation is the X‐ray source of choice for modern macromolecular crystallography beamlines. Here, the basic properties of undulator sources are described and it is indicated why they make such good X‐ray sources for macromolecular crystallography. Collection of excellent data from these beamlines is not always straightforward; therefore, a number of rules are postulated for undulator data collection and guidelines are offered which will help to ensure a satisfactory experiment.