Sub-millisecond time-resolved SAXS using a continuous-flow mixer and X-ray microbeam

The development of a high-duty-cycle microsecond time-resolution SAXS capability at the Biophysics Collaborative Access Team beamline (BioCAT) 18ID at the Advanced Photon Source, Argonne National Laboratory, USA, is reported.

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