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Figure 1
Schematic experimental setup. (a) The sample was aerosolized by a gas dynamic virtual nozzle (GDVN). Each droplet could capture zero, one or multiple virus particles. After evaporation, droplets with multiple particles are likely to form aggregates. (b) The aerosol was focused by an aerodynamic lens stack (1) into the interaction region. A catcher (2) connected to a turbo vacuum pump removed gas and sample particles beyond the interaction region. Two silicon apertures (3) inside the experimental chamber reduced extraneous background scattering from the beamline. Diffraction patterns were captured with a 2.3 megapixel front detector (4) and a smaller 140 kilopixel back detector (6) positioned approximately 497 and 2400 mm downstream of the interaction region, respectively. A beam stop (5) prevented the direct beam from hitting the back detector.

IUCrJ
Volume 4| Part 3| May 2017| Pages 251-262
ISSN: 2052-2525
https://doi.org/10.1107/S2052252517003591