K. B. Il’ina, P. V. Konarev, A. E. Sukhanov, V. V. Volkov, M. A. Marchenkova, G. S. Peters, Yu. V. Pisarevsky, V. A. Shishkov
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Abstract
A sample cell with increased efficiency compared to standard quartz capillaries for studying the structure of solutions by small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) has been developed and tested. The circular cross-section of the standard quartz capillary leads to a decrease in the effective aperture and the appearance of additional parasitic scattering. A special feature of the cell design is the presence of plane–parallel X-ray transparent windows, which provide a significant improvement in the signal-to-noise ratio of SAXS data compared to data obtained using standard imported capillaries. The cell design includes at least two identical microliter cavities for samples, which allows comparing the measured object with a reference solution in one experiment or using solutions with different chemical compositions (including concentrations). Test measurements for a standard capillary and the proposed cell were carried out, showing a significantly more isotropic scattering pattern when using the cell. Its advantages are the reusable cell design and replacement of imported products (quartz capillaries). The cell has been successfully tested for studying crystallization solutions of potassium dihydrophosphate and lysozyme protein at different temperatures.
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Instruments and Experimental Techniques is an international peer reviewed journal that publishes reviews describing advanced methods for physical measurements and techniques and original articles that present techniques for physical measurements, principles of operation, design, methods of application, and analysis of the operation of physical instruments used in all fields of experimental physics and when conducting measurements using physical methods and instruments in astronomy, natural sciences, chemistry, biology, medicine, and ecology.