A three-dimensional movie of structural changes in bacteriorhodopsin
…, S Kawatake, M Murata, O Nureki, S Owada… - Science, 2016 - science.org
Bacteriorhodopsin (bR) is a light-driven proton pump and a model membrane transport protein.
We used time-resolved serial femtosecond crystallography at an x-ray free electron laser …
We used time-resolved serial femtosecond crystallography at an x-ray free electron laser …
[HTML][HTML] Structural evidence for intermediates during O2 formation in photosystem II
…, II Nangca, SM Keable, AO Aydin, K Tono, S Owada… - Nature, 2023 - nature.com
In natural photosynthesis, the light-driven splitting of water into electrons, protons and
molecular oxygen forms the first step of the solar-to-chemical energy conversion process. The …
molecular oxygen forms the first step of the solar-to-chemical energy conversion process. The …
[HTML][HTML] Probing lithium mobility at a solid electrolyte surface
…, DD Fong, JG Connell, Y Hirata, Y Kubota, S Owada… - Nature Materials, 2023 - nature.com
Solid-state electrolytes overcome many challenges of present-day lithium ion batteries, such
as safety hazards and dendrite formation 1 , 2 . However, detailed understanding of the …
as safety hazards and dendrite formation 1 , 2 . However, detailed understanding of the …
Untangling the sequence of events during the S2 → S3 transition in photosystem II and implications for the water oxidation mechanism
…, R Alonso-Mori, K Tono, S Owada… - Proceedings of the …, 2020 - National Acad Sciences
In oxygenic photosynthesis, light-driven oxidation of water to molecular oxygen is carried out
by the oxygen-evolving complex (OEC) in photosystem II (PS II). Recently, we reported the …
by the oxygen-evolving complex (OEC) in photosystem II (PS II). Recently, we reported the …
Ultrafast energy- and momentum-resolved dynamics of magnetic correlations in the photo-doped Mott insulator Sr2IrO4
Measuring how the magnetic correlations evolve in doped Mott insulators has greatly
improved our understanding of the pseudogap, non-Fermi liquids and high-temperature …
improved our understanding of the pseudogap, non-Fermi liquids and high-temperature …
[HTML][HTML] Chemical crystallography by serial femtosecond X-ray diffraction
…, S Lisova, K Tono, M Sugahara, S Owada… - Nature, 2022 - nature.com
Inorganic–organic hybrid materials represent a large share of newly reported structures,
owing to their simple synthetic routes and customizable properties 1 . This proliferation has led …
owing to their simple synthetic routes and customizable properties 1 . This proliferation has led …
Extreme ultraviolet free electron laser seeded with high-order harmonic of Ti: sapphire laser
…, K Yamakawa, T Sato, A Iwasaki, S Owada… - Optics …, 2011 - opg.optica.org
The 13th harmonic of a Ti:sapphire (Ti:S) laser in the plateau region was injected as a
seeding source to a 250-MeV free-electron-laser (FEL) amplifier. When the amplification …
seeding source to a 250-MeV free-electron-laser (FEL) amplifier. When the amplification …
[HTML][HTML] A beam branching method for timing and spectral characterization of hard X-ray free-electron lasers
T Katayama, S Owada, T Togashi, K Ogawa… - Structural …, 2016 - pubs.aip.org
We report a method for achieving advanced photon diagnostics of x-ray free-electron lasers
(XFELs) under a quasi-noninvasive condition by using a beam-splitting scheme. Here, we …
(XFELs) under a quasi-noninvasive condition by using a beam-splitting scheme. Here, we …
[HTML][HTML] A soft X-ray free-electron laser beamline at SACLA: the light source, photon beamline and experimental station
S Owada, K Togawa, T Inagaki, T Hara… - Journal of Synchrotron …, 2018 - scripts.iucr.org
The design and performance of a soft X-ray free-electron laser (FEL) beamline of the SPring-8
Compact free-electron LAser (SACLA) are described. The SPring-8 Compact SASE …
Compact free-electron LAser (SACLA) are described. The SPring-8 Compact SASE …
Observation of femtosecond X-ray interactions with matter using an X-ray–X-ray pump–probe scheme
…, K Ogawa, T Togashi, S Owada… - Proceedings of the …, 2016 - National Acad Sciences
Resolution in the X-ray structure determination of noncrystalline samples has been limited
to several tens of nanometers, because deep X-ray irradiation required for enhanced …
to several tens of nanometers, because deep X-ray irradiation required for enhanced …