The theory of preferred orientation in fluctuation scattering is developed and demonstrated in experimental studies of self-assembled lipid materials.

Coflow is a new method for delivering radiation-sensitive biological and other solution-based samples to high-brightness X-ray beamlines that exploits laminar flow to ameliorate radiation-damage limitations and provides a host of practical improvements associated with these types of experiments.

The detailed design, operational performance and underlying optical principles which determine the capabilities of a high-performance focusing undulator small/wide-angle scattering beamline at the Australian Synchrotron are presented.

Size exclusion chromatography (SEC) small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) is a powerful structural biology tool where the best outcomes are obtained through an optimized experimental approach. Optimization of SEC and integration of a sheath flow sample environment into the Australian Synchrotron's SAXS/WAXS beamline has greatly improved data quality and the ability to deal with difficult protein samples.