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The care and nurture of undulator data sets.

Flot D, Gordon EJ, Hall DR, Leonard GA, McCarthy A, McCarthy J, McSweeney S, Mitchell E, Nurizzo D, Ravelli RG, Shepard W

EMBL, 6 Rue Jules Horowitz, 38042 Grenoble, France.

Undulator radiation is the X-ray source of choice for modern macromolecular crystallography beamlines. Here, the basic properties of undulator sources are described and it is indicated why they make such good X-ray sources for macromolecular crystallography. Collection of excellent data from these beamlines is not always straightforward; therefore, a number of rules are postulated for undulator data collection and guidelines are offered which will help to ensure a satisfactory experiment.

Published 21 December 2005 in Acta Crystallogr D Biol Crystallogr, 62: 65-71.
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