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Highlights 2002-2003 Table of Contents Research Highlights Machine Status Facts & Figures Events

Research Highlights

• Life Sciences
  • Crystal Structures of Coronavirus Main Proteinases (3CL^pro) Help Design Anti-SARS Drugs
    
  • The Crystal Structure of PGIP (Polygalacturonase Inhibiting Protein), a Leucine-rich Repeat Protein Involved in Plant Defence
    
  • Revised Crystal Analysis of Novel RNA Molecules for Molecular Medicine
    
  • Crystal Structure of Nickel-Containing Superoxide Dismutase
    
  
  
• Structural Properties
  • A Structural Evolution Study of the Anisotropic Negative Thermal Expansion Material NbOPO₄ at High Pressures
    
  • In-situ SAXS Investigations of the Formation of Mesostructured Spider-Web Like Silica Monoliths
    
  
  
• Electronic and Magnetic Properties
  • ARPES of Bi2212 Using Circularly Polarized Light: No Evidence for a Time-reversal Symmetry Breaking
    
  • Micromagnetic Studies with X-ray Magnetic Circular Dichroism Photo Emission Electron Microscopy (XMCDPEEM)
    
  • Doping-dependent Electronic Structure of Na-manganites Determined by Resonant X-ray Emission
    
  • Electron-vibron Coupling in Large Organic Molecules
    
  
  
• Surfaces and Nanostructures
  • Surface Electromigration Patterns in a Confined Adsorbed Metal Film: Ga on GaN
    
  • Gas Adsorption on Single-walled Carbon Nanotubes: Effects of Contaminants and Environmental Monitoring
    
  • An XPS Spectromicroscopic Study of Mo-S Based Nanotubes
    
  • An Electrochemically Controlled Surface Reaction
    
  • Calorimetry at a Surface Using High Resolution Core-level Photoemission
    
  
  
• Imaging Studies
  • Characterization of Phase Evolution Under Load by Means of Phase Contrast Imaging Using Synchrotron Radiation
    
  • High Resolution Ca/P Maps of Bone Architecture
    
  • Phase Contrast Microtomography of Archaeological Glasses
    
  
  
• Instrumentation Development
  • X-ray and E-beam Lithography of Three Dimensional Array Structures for Photonics
    
  • Inelastic Ultraviolet Scattering Beamline at ELETTRA
    
  • The Elettra Virtual Collaboratory
    
  • “At wavelength” Inspection of Multilayer Defects in EUV Lithography Masks
    
  
  

Machine Status

• Machine Status and Developments
  
• Giant-pulse Generation Using the ELETTRA Storage Ring Free-Electron Laser
  
• Commissioning and Operation of the Superconducting Third Harmonic Cavity
  
• FERMI@ELETTRA
  

Facts & Figures

• ELETTRA Beamline Status
  
• ELETTRA Layout
  
• Statistics of Performed Measurements
  
• Scientists from Developing Countries Gain Access to Synchrotron Radiation
  
• Resources Allocated at ELETTRA
  
• ELETTRA Staff
  

Events

• Tenth Users’ Meeting Satellite Workshops
  
• Photo Gallery