Neutron Inelastic Scattering Spectrometer for Protein Dynamics Analysis: DYANA

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Niimura, Nobuo | Shibata, Kaoru | Dieter Middendorf, H.

Affiliations: Advanced Science Research Center and Neutron Science Research Center, Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute, Tokai-mura, Ibaraki 319-1195, Japan | Neutron Instrumentation Group, Center for Neutron Science, Tokai Research Establishment, Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute, Tokai-mura, Ibaraki 319-1195, Japan | Clarendon Laboratory, Department of Physics, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 3PU, UK

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Abstract: In this paper we describe the underlying scientific motivation and the design of DYANA, a new neutron spectrometer dedicated to biology, biomaterials, and related soft-matter studies.

Keywords: Neutron inelastic scattering spectrometer, Protein dynamics, Energy landscape of biological macromolecules, Indirect-geometry, Crystal-analyzer instrument, Third-generation pulsed neutron source

DOI: 10.1080/1023816021000020617

Journal: Journal of Neutron Research, vol. 10, no. 3, 4, pp. 163-167, 2002