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Figure 1
Difference SAXS/WAXS setup built on the protein crystallography beamline I911-2 of MAXLab. (a) Schematic of the setup, showing the sample flow through a capillary held in a cryo-stream environment. The sample is activated using a laser or LED and X-rays are used as the structural probe. X-rays scattered from the sample pass through the helium cone and are collected on the detector. X-ray scattering angles can be varied by moving the detector relative to the sample position. The direct beam is blocked by a beam stop placed close to the detector. (b) Photographs of the experimental setup. The left panel shows the capillary holder held by a motorized stage and the path of the X-ray beam, delivered onto the sample using an extended collimator. A hole drilled into the side of the capillary holder was used to hold an optical fibre and thereby illuminate the region of the capillary exposed to X-rays. The right panel shows the setup on the beamline during these experiments.

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