W0323

Theoretical and Experimental Study of the Newest High Brilliance Rotating Anode Generators and CMF Optics. K.F. Tesh, A.R. Criswell, C. Yang, D.A. Courville, J.D. Ferrara, Rigaku/MSC, Inc., 9009 New Trails Dr., The Woodlands, TX 77381, M. Kuribayashi, Rigaku Corp., 3-9-12 Matsubara-Cho, Adisima-Shi, Tokyo 196, Japan, B. Verman, L Jiang, Osmic, Inc., 1900 Taylor Rd., Auburn Hills, MI 48326.

The synergistic match of microfocus cathode technology, state of the art anode development, and confocal optics has produced a new generation of X-ray sources unequalled in performance. But, does all this extra flux, now available in the home lab, really add to the capabilities previously only accessible at synchrotron sources?

A careful study of the added flux benefit for a series of new generators and optics will be presented. It will be shown that recent data improvements have led to consideration of collecting high resolution data sets at home, and with more ease. Flux measurements and real datasets support these revolutionary advances. Data sets from smaller and more poorly diffracting crystals can now be attained without a trip to the synchrotron.