Crystallography facility

How is crystallography done?
A purified sample at high concentration is crystallised and the crystals are exposed to an x ray beam.
The resulting diffraction patterns can then be processed, initially to yield information about the crystal packing symmetry and the size of the repeating unit that forms the crystal..
What is the meaning of crystallography?
Crystallography is the experimental science of determining the arrangement of atoms in crystalline solids.
It has to do with figuring out how the atoms in crystalline solids are arranged and bound, as well as the geometric layout of crystal lattices..
Since the 1920s, X-ray diffraction has been the principal method for determining the arrangement of atoms in minerals and metals.
The application of X-ray crystallography to mineralogy began with the structure of garnet, which was determined in 1924 by Menzer.

The X-Ray Crystallography Facility provides the necessary infrastructure and support for individual investigators to undertake single crystal X-ray structural

The X-Ray Crystallography Facility provides the necessary infrastructure and support for individual investigators to undertake single crystal X-ray

The X-ray Crystallography Facility provides tools for the crystallisation and X-ray analysis of biological material. The crystallisation equipment provided by

Can crystallography be used for structural biology?

We can offer both state of the art equipment and expert advice and training in the use of crystallography for structural biology

In the Crystallography Facility we offer a full suite of facilities and support to enable you to study the structure of both soluble and membrane-associated proteins by means of X-ray crystallography

What is the crystallography facility?

The Crystallography Facility enables you to apply the methods of X-ray crystallography to your biological questions

We can offer both state of the art equipment and expert advice and training in the use of crystallography for structural biology

Where can I find information about X-ray crystallography at Caltech?

These instruments can be used by the Caltech community after training, details can be found at X-Ray Powder Diffraction

Publications resulting from data collected in the XRCF should acknowledge the Beckman Institute for their support of the X-Ray Crystallography Facility at Caltech, details in the acknowledgement page

Particle accelerator

The European Synchrotron Radiation Facility (ESRF) is a joint research facility situated in Grenoble, France, supported by 22 countries.

Crystallography facility

How is crystallography done?

What is the meaning of crystallography?

Can crystallography be used for structural biology?

What is the crystallography facility?

Where can I find information about X-ray crystallography at Caltech?