Abstract
Synchrotron radiation is an established tool in macromolecular crystallograpghy. Its high intensity and tunability play crucial roles in many structural analysis.
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This brief overview is somewhat subjective and based largely on my own experience at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory Hamburg Outstation. I am greatly indebted to D. Blow who first suggested my move to Hamburg and to L. Phillipson who so strongly supported the activities there.
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Wilson, K. Illuminating crystallography. Nat Struct Mol Biol 5 (Suppl 8), 627–630 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1038/1318
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