| RefNo | EC/1982/01 |
| Previous numbers | Cert XXI, 45 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Arndt, Ulrich Wolfgang: certificate of election to the Royal Society |
| Date | 1976 |
| Description | Citation typed |
| Citation | Arndt has pioneered the design of instruments for X-ray diffraction from protein crystals. He and Phillips invented the linear diffractometer which was used to solve the structures of myoglobin and lysozyme. With Harwell physicists he designed diffractometers whose speed and accuracy were essential in the determination of protein structures at high resolution. Together with A. Wonacott he invented a camera which records X-ray diffraction patterns on a series of small angle oscillation photographs, and he suggested the design of a fast microdensitometer whose light source is a computer-controlled spot on a cathode ray oscillograph screen. The camera and densitometers based on his idea have allowed the structures of some very large molecules to be solved. He has now developed an electronic position-sensitive detector in which an image intensifier is scanned by a television camera and the signal is fed directly into computer storage. |
| AccessStatus | Closed |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA3908 | Arndt; Ulrich Wolfgang (1924 - 2006) | 1924 - 2006 |