Imaging single cells in a beam of live cyanobacteria with an X-ray laser

dc.citation.doi10.1038/ncomms6704
dc.citation.issn2041-1723
dc.citation.jtitleNature Communications
dc.citation.spage9
dc.citation.volume6
dc.contributor.authorvan der Schot, G.
dc.contributor.authorSvenda, M.
dc.contributor.authorMaia, Frnc
dc.contributor.authorHantke, M.
dc.contributor.authorDePonte, D. P.
dc.contributor.authorSeibert, M. M.
dc.contributor.authorAquila, A.
dc.contributor.authorSchulz, J.
dc.contributor.authorKirian, R.
dc.contributor.authorLiang, M.
dc.contributor.authorStellato, F.
dc.contributor.authorIwan, B.
dc.contributor.authorAndreasson, J.
dc.contributor.authorTimneanu, N.
dc.contributor.authorWestphal, D.
dc.contributor.authorRudenko, Artem
dc.contributor.authoreidrudenko
dc.date.accessioned2016-04-06T15:11:24Z
dc.date.available2016-04-06T15:11:24Z
dc.date.issued2015-02-11
dc.date.published2015
dc.descriptionCitation: van der Schot, G., Svenda, M., Maia, F., Hantke, M., DePonte, D. P., Seibert, M. M., . . . Ekeberg, T. (2015). Imaging single cells in a beam of live cyanobacteria with an X-ray laser. Nature Communications, 6, 9. doi:10.1038/ncomms6704
dc.descriptionThere exists a conspicuous gap of knowledge about the organization of life at mesoscopic levels. Ultra-fast coherent diffractive imaging with X-ray free-electron lasers can probe structures at the relevant length scales and may reach sub-nanometer resolution on micron-sized living cells. Here we show that we can introduce a beam of aerosolised cyanobacteria into the focus of the Linac Coherent Light Source and record diffraction patterns from individual living cells at very low noise levels and at high hit ratios. We obtain two-dimensional projection images directly from the diffraction patterns, and present the results as synthetic X-ray Nomarski images calculated from the complex-valued reconstructions. We further demonstrate that it is possible to record diffraction data to nanometer resolution on live cells with X-ray lasers. Extension to sub-nanometer resolution is within reach, although improvements in pulse parameters and X-ray area detectors will be necessary to unlock this potential.
dc.descriptionAdditional Authors: Almeida, N. F.;Odic, D.;Hasse, D.;Carlsson, G. H.;Larsson, D. S. D.;Barty, A.;Martin, A. V.;Schorb, S.;Bostedt, C.;Bozek, J. D.;Rolles, D.;Rudenko, A.;Epp, S.;Foucar, L.;Rudek, B.;Hartmann, R.;Kimmel, N.;Holl, P.;Englert, L.;Loh, N. T. D.;Chapman, H. N.;Andersson, I.;Hajdu, J.;Ekeberg, T.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2097/32401
dc.relation.urihttps://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms6704
dc.rightsAttribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subjectFree-Electron Laser
dc.subjectDiffraction Microscopy
dc.subjectMammalian-Cells
dc.subjectViability
dc.subjectSoftware
dc.subjectPhase
dc.titleImaging single cells in a beam of live cyanobacteria with an X-ray laser
dc.typeArticle

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