Biological single-particle imaging using XFELs – towards the next resolution revolution

Better injectors resulting from careful iterative optimization used at high repetition XFELs in combination with better detectors and further developed algorithms might, in the not so distant future, result in a ‘resolution revolution’ in SPI, enabling the molecular and atomic imaging of the dynamics of biological macromolecules without the need to freeze or crystallize the sample.

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