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An All-in-one Sample Holder for Macromolecular X-ray Crystallography with Minimal Background Scattering
Published on: July 6, 2019
A shield for reducing the thermal signal from heating holders during in situ energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy
Santhana K Eswaramoorthy1, James M Howe, Fritz Phillipp
1Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22903-4745, USA.
Abstract:
This article describes a simple shield that can be placed on typical commercial heating holders to reduce the thermal signal during heating to reasonable levels for in situ energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy analysis. The improved temperature capability provided by the shield is demonstrated by initial compositional analysis results obtained across a solid-liquid interface on Al-Si-Cu-Mg alloy powder particles. Considerations in the design of and improvement for the shield are discussed.
