Application of Nuclear Instrumentation Techniques to X-Ray Diffraction from Muscle

The applications of position sensitive counters and multichannel analyzers to X-ray diffraction data collection from live muscle undergoing contraction are described in this paper. Electronic data collection methods are described which enable time resolved studies of the X-ray patterns. It is expected that such information will lead to a clearer understanding of the structural changes, at a molecular level, taking place during muscular contraction.