X-ray and neutron scattering of water
K Amann-Winkel, MC Bellissent-Funel, LE Bove… - Chemical …, 2016 - ACS Publications
This review article focuses on the most recent advances in X-ray and neutron scattering
studies of water structure, from ambient temperature to the deeply supercooled and …
studies of water structure, from ambient temperature to the deeply supercooled and …
Collective ion dynamics in liquid zinc: Evidence for complex dynamics in a non-free-electron liquid metal
A detailed inelastic neutron scattering investigation of the THz dynamics of liquid zinc is
presented. The observed Q dependence clearly reveals the existence of a complex …
presented. The observed Q dependence clearly reveals the existence of a complex …
Diffusion of heat, energy, momentum, and mass in one-dimensional systems
We study diffusion processes of local fluctuations of heat, energy, momentum, and mass in
three paradigmatic one-dimensional systems. For each system, diffusion processes of four …
three paradigmatic one-dimensional systems. For each system, diffusion processes of four …
Base pair compositional variability influences DNA structural stability and tunes hydration thermodynamics and dynamics
DNA deformability and differential hydration are crucial determinants of biological processes
ranging from genetic material packaging to gene expression; their associative details …
ranging from genetic material packaging to gene expression; their associative details …
Vibrational collective dynamics of dry proteins in the terahertz region
A Paciaroni, A Orecchini, M Haertlein… - The Journal of …, 2012 - ACS Publications
The coherent density fluctuations of a perdeuterated dry protein have been studied by
Brillouin neutron spectroscopy. Besides a nearly wavevector-independent branch located …
Brillouin neutron spectroscopy. Besides a nearly wavevector-independent branch located …
Multiple interacting collective modes and phonon gap in phospholipid membranes
We combine Brillouin neutron scattering measurements with recent inelastic X-ray scattering
[Zhernenkov et al. Nat. Commun. 2016, 7, 11575] to propose a model for the collective …
[Zhernenkov et al. Nat. Commun. 2016, 7, 11575] to propose a model for the collective …
[HTML][HTML] Disclosing the nature of the collective THz dynamics in hydrogen bonded liquids
M Zanatta, A Orecchini, F Sacchetti, C Petrillo - Journal of Molecular Liquids, 2024 - Elsevier
The behavior of liquids has always been a subject of strong interest and still presents many
challenging issues. A paradigmatic example is the understanding of their atomic-scale …
challenging issues. A paradigmatic example is the understanding of their atomic-scale …
[HTML][HTML] Experimental mapping of short-wavelength phonons in proteins
UR Shrestha, E Mamontov, HM O'Neill, Q Zhang… - The Innovation, 2022 - cell.com
Phonons are quasi-particles, observed as lattice vibrations in periodic materials, that often
dampen in the presence of structural perturbations. Nevertheless, phonon-like collective …
dampen in the presence of structural perturbations. Nevertheless, phonon-like collective …
Glassy character of DNA hydration water
A Paciaroni, A Orecchini, G Goracci… - The Journal of …, 2013 - ACS Publications
The coherent excitations of DNA hydration water at 100 K have been investigated by
neutron scattering spectroscopy to extract the excess signal of D2O-hydrated DNA with …
neutron scattering spectroscopy to extract the excess signal of D2O-hydrated DNA with …
Collective THz dynamics in living Escherichia coli cells
We have employed neutron Brillouin spectroscopy to study coherent collective density
fluctuations in the biological macromolecular components of living Escherichia coli cells. To …
fluctuations in the biological macromolecular components of living Escherichia coli cells. To …