Experiments

• AG - astrophysics and geophysics
• BK - biophysics and complex systems
• FM - solid state physics and physics of materials
• KT - nuclear physics and particle physics

BK - biophysics and complex systems

• AG.RBK - Rayleigh-Bénard Convection
• BK.ABB - Analysis of Brownian Motion
• BK.CMF - Computational Microfluidics (Digital Lab)
• BK.MDS - Molecular Dynamics Simulations of Proteins
• BK.MIF - Microfluidics
• BK.NLF - Nd:YAG Laser and Second-harmonic generation
• BK.NSE - Nanostructuring by means of Electron Beam Lithography
• BK.OTM - Assembling an optical tweezers microscope
• BK.PKR - Phase Contrast Radiography
• BK.SLM - X-ray reflectivity study of lipid membranes
• BK.STM - STED Microscopy
• BK.TRS - Total Reflection of X-rays and X-ray Reflectivity of Thin Films
• BK.WFS - Wavefront sensor for laser beam and optics characterization

BK.SLM - X-ray reflectivity study of lipid membranes

The structural and physical properties of biological membranes are of great importance to the study of cellular and subcellular processes. The backbone of all biological membranes is the lipid bilayer. In this experiment we will use the X-ray reflectivity method to determine the structure of lipid bilayers. The experiment thus provides a fundamental introduction to membrane physics and X-ray structure analysis.