3D-printed sheet jet for stable megahertz liquid sample delivery at X-ray free-electron lasers.

ABSTRACT: X-ray free-electron lasers (XFELs) can probe chemical and biological reactions as they unfold with unprecedented spatial and temporal resolution. A principal challenge in this pursuit involves the delivery of samples to the X-ray interaction point in such a way that produces data of the highest possible quality and with maximal efficiency. This is hampered by intrinsic constraints posed by the light source and operation within a beamline environment. For liquid samples, the solution typically involves some form of high-speed liquid jet, capable of keeping up with the rate of X-ray pulses. However, conventional jets are not ideal because of radiation-induced explosions of the jet, as well as their cylindrical geometry combined with the X-ray pointing instability of many beamlines which caus

SUBMITTER: Konold PE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10619454 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature