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Small and Wide Angle X-Ray Scattering Studies of Biological Macromolecules in Solution
Published on: January 8, 2013
A simple device for testing the accuracy of x-ray timers
Abstract:
A simple device for testing the accuracy of x-ray timers uses a portable record player whose turntable spins the film cassette beneath the lid on which lead shielding protects the film except for a tiny pin-hole through which the exposures are made. Multiple exposures of different times of the reproducibility of one time setting can all be made on one film.
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