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An All-in-one Sample Holder for Macromolecular X-ray Crystallography with Minimal Background Scattering
Published on: July 6, 2019
Rotating sample holder without mechanical linkages
1Sandia Laboratories, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87185, USA.
The Review of Scientific Instruments
|February 1, 1979
Abstract:
A sample rotator which operates in applied magnetic fields is described. The design eliminates mechanical linkages by magnetically orienting a gimbal ring. Three mutually orthogonal coils mounted on the gimbal provide a magnetic moment which is aligned along the field direction. The rotator is useful from room temperature down to the liquid helium range. Rotations about any desired axis are possible.
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