Encyclopedic Reference of Genomics and Proteomics in Molecular Medicine

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Synchrotron

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-29623-9_8859
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Synchrotron is a circular particle accelerator that generates X-rays as a by-product of particle acceleration. Many modern synchrotrons are designed to maximize X-ray radiation as the principle benefit of the particle acceleration.

 3D Structure Determination by X-Ray

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