Re: [ccp4bb] Micro-g Crystal Growth and the literature

[Henry Bellamy]

	It is true that you can grow extraordinarily well ordered crystals in  
microgravity and, at least in many cases, much larger crystals.   But,  
as a practical mater, the crystals need to be cryocooled for data  
collection to reduce radiation damage.   Cryocooling increases the  
disorder (mosaic spread) to such an extent as to obliterate the  
advantage of microgravity growth.    This applies even when comparing  
crystals of the same size.    For a reference see:   Acta D59  
2169-2182 (2003)  Vahedi-Faridi et al.
	The large highly ordered crystals from microgravity might be of great  
value for neutron work where cryocooling is not required but that  
would be a small corner of a niche market.
HTH
Henry Bellamy
Associate Professor - Research
Center for Advanced Microstructures and Devices
Louisiana State University
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