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The general features of the diffraction techniques used for the investigations of biological macromolecules are considered. The possibilities of small-angle scattering as a method of structure determination are analysed. The new method of direct structure analysis of small-angle scattering data is described and an example of its practical application is presented.
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Dedicated to Prof. I. Tarján on his 70th birthday.
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Vainshtein, B.K., Feigin, L.A. & Svergun, D.I. The investigation of the structure of biomolecules by means of small-angle scattering. Acta Physica 53, 105–119 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03156182
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