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A helium‐purged beam path to improve soft and softer X‐ray data quality
Author(s) -
Polentarutti Maurizio,
Glazer Richard,
Djinović Carugo Kristina
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
journal of applied crystallography
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.429
H-Index - 162
ISSN - 1600-5767
DOI - 10.1107/s0021889804002535
Subject(s) - beamline , diffraction , helium , optics , beam (structure) , path (computing) , quality (philosophy) , physics , wavelength , range (aeronautics) , laser beam quality , materials science , computer science , atomic physics , laser beams , laser , quantum mechanics , composite material , programming language
The construction principles and a detailed description of a helium‐purged beam path implemented at the Elettra diffraction beamline are reported, together with evidence for the beam path's superiority for collecting softer X‐ray diffraction data in a wide range of wavelengths.