Neutron Compton scattering from aligned collagen fibres

H.D. Middendorf, U.N. Wanderlingh, R.L. Hayward and F. Albergamo

Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications, 2002, vol. 304, issue 1, 266-270

Abstract: We have used neutron Compton scattering (NCS) to study proton dynamics in aligned, nearly dry collagen fibres. For T=170–240K, we have measured the average mean-square widths of the proton momentum distribution, their mean kinetic energy, and the shifts of merged Compton profile centroids due to deviations from ideal recoil. NCS provides experimental access to proton parameters which will be useful in particular for more detailed simulations of H-bonding and proton transfer processes.

Keywords: Neutron Compton scattering; Collagen; Polypeptide dynamics; Proton potentials (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2002
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DOI: 10.1016/S0378-4371(01)00534-9

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