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ArticleActa crystallographica. Section D, Structural biology2019

Design guidelines for an electron diffractometer for structural chemistry and structural biology.

Jonas Heidler, Radosav Pantelic, Julian T C Wennmacher, Christian Zaubitzer, Ariane Fecteau-Lefebvre, Kenneth N Goldie, Elisabeth Müller, Julian J Holstein, Eric van Genderen, Sacha De Carlo and 1 more

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Article in Acta crystallographica. Section D, Structural biology, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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11 citing papers in PubMed, 14 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Jonas HeidlerPaul Scherrer Institut, 5232 Villigen PSI, Switzerland.
Radosav PantelicDECTRIS Ltd, 5405 Baden-Daettwil, Switzerland.
Julian T C WennmacherPaul Scherrer Institut, 5232 Villigen PSI, Switzerland.
Christian ZaubitzerScientific Center for Optical and Electron Microscopy, ETH Zürich, 8093 Zürich, Switzerland.
Ariane Fecteau-LefebvreCenter for Cellular Imaging and NanoAnalytics, University Basel, 4058 Basel, Switzerland.
Kenneth N GoldieCenter for Cellular Imaging and NanoAnalytics, University Basel, 4058 Basel, Switzerland.
Elisabeth MüllerPaul Scherrer Institut, 5232 Villigen PSI, Switzerland.
Julian J HolsteinFaculty of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, TU Dortmund University, Otto Hahn Strasse 6, 44227 Dortmund, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-8385-7805
Eric van GenderenPaul Scherrer Institut, 5232 Villigen PSI, Switzerland.
Sacha De CarloDECTRIS Ltd, 5405 Baden-Daettwil, Switzerland.
Tim GruenePaul Scherrer Institut, 5232 Villigen PSI, Switzerland.
Paul Scherrer Institute · CHUniversity of Basel · CHETH Zurich · CHTU Dortmund University · DE

Funding

Schweizerischer Nationalfonds zur Förderung der Wissenschaftlichen Forschung 200021 169258Swiss Nanoscience Institute A12.01 A3EDPI
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

3D electron diffraction has reached a stage where the structures of chemical compounds can be solved productively. Instrumentation is lagging behind this development, and to date dedicated electron diffractometers for data collection based on the rotation method do not exist. Current studies use transmission electron microscopes as a workaround. These are optimized for imaging, which is not optimal for diffraction studies. The beam intensity is very high, it is difficult to create parallel beam illumination and the detectors used for imaging are of only limited use for diffraction studies. In this work, the combination of an EIGER hybrid pixel detector with a transmission electron microscope to construct a productive electron diffractometer is described. The construction not only refers to the combination of hardware but also to the calibration of the system, so that it provides rapid access to the experimental parameters that are necessary for processing diffraction data. Until fully integrated electron diffractometers become available, this describes a setup for productive and efficient operation in chemical crystallography.

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ElectronsCrystallography, X-RayEquipment DesignHumansProteinsProteins3D electron diffractionchemical crystallographyEIGER hybrid pixel detectorEIGER X 1M detectorelectron diffractometerstructural chemistry

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PMID31063148
PMCPMC6503764
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