Search results for "Anomalous scattering"

Cation Distribution in a Titanium Ferrite Fe2.75Ti0.25O4Measured byin-SituAnomalous Powder Diffraction Using Rietveld Refinement

1998

Many ferrites contain different cations with various valence states and location in the spinel structure. In compounds such as these, only a combination of different techniques such as Mussbauer spectroscopy, IR analysis, and thermogravimetry allows the distribution of cations to be obtained. For very complicated distributions, the mathematical decomposition of derivative thermogravimetric curves (DTG) leading to quantitative distribution is uncertain. In this paper, we present an alternative technique based on resonant diffraction. The anomalous scattering of each cation in the crystalline material is used to determine its amount and position by Rietveld refinement. Since the energy for su…

Structural characterization of carane derivative stereoisomers - Potent local anesthetics

2002

The paper reports on structural investigation and phase analysis of a newly synthesized potent local anesthetic with chiral molecular structure. Absolute structure and absolute configuration on four chiral centres was determined using microcrystalline single-crystal difracti on with anomalous scattering of X-ray radiation azimuthal scan technique. Phase analysis for new compound (K P23SS) and its epimer (K P23 RS) was carried out using classical and synchrotron radiation powder difraction. Enantiopurity of the bulk material was verifed for both isomers by comparison of experimental and simulated high- resolution powder difraction diagrams. The presence of two new polymorphic phases of K P23…

Particle production in the interiors of acoustic black holes

2019

Phonon creation inside the horizons of acoustic black holes is investigated using two simple toy models. It is shown that, unlike what occurs in the exterior regions, the spectrum is not thermal. This non-thermality is due to the anomalous scattering that occurs in the interior regions.

Anomalous Valence Contrast of Metal Transition in Nanocrystalline Ferrite

2001

Resonant X-ray scattering in biological structure research

2007

The use of anomalous X-ray scattering of light elements like sulfur and phosphorus is of particular interest in biological structure research. These elements serve as native labels in proteins, nucleic acids and membranes. Their medium scattering power is drastically changed at their K absorption edges at wavelengths between 5 and 6 A where X-ray absorption excludes the use of open air diffractometers. The construction of a new diffractometer tunable to wavelengths between 1.2 and 7 A is presented. First results of anomalous scattering from sulfur in bacteriorhodopsin near the K absorption edge have been obtained recently. Their possible impact on crystallography will be considered. A compa…

Advances in contrast variation for macromolecular structure determination by polarized neutron scattering and anomalous dispersion of synchrotron X-r…

1988

Contrast variation for macromolecular structure determination is usually achieved by isomorphous replacement of 1-H by 2-H (D) using small-angle neutron scattering (SANS). This is particularly easy in aqueous solvents. By adding heavy water the contrast of dissolved proteins, nucleic acids and membranes changes drastically. It is the region inaccesible to solvent molecules, which acts as a label. Measurements of the scattering intensity at three different scattering densities of a solvent yields the three basic scattering functions. The contrast dependence of the radius of gyration receives particular interest. More recently smaller labels have been used. Their dimensions are smaller than t…

Anomale röntgenstreuung zur erforschung makromolekularer strukturen

1982

The possibilities of anomalous X-ray scattering for the investigation of semi- or noncrystalline macromolecular structures are discussed on the grounds of the first successful measurements of anomalous scattering of iron in dissolved hemoglobin. As anomalous scattering of this kind of material is limited to the near vicinity of the X-ray absorption edges, the use of synchrotron radiation appears to be obligatory. The anomalous dispersion of the atomic form factors slightly increases with the atomic number. Anomalous dispersion is nearly doubled when going from the K-absorption edge to the LIII-absorption edge and from there to the Mv- absorption edge. Therefore, the use of anomalous dispers…