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Molecular Modelling and Crystallographic Computing Facility
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Rough Calculation of Maximum Delta-Phi
(oscillation angle for data collection)
With longer cell axes, reflections that are in a line almost parallel with the X-ray beam can become overlapped on one image as the crystal is rocked, if the oscillation angle is too large. The true maximum oscillation angle (delta-phi) depends on the orientation of the crystal because the longest cell axis may not be oriented in such a way that it affects the spacing of reflections in "phi-space". After taking a single frame of data, the program strategy can be run to predict the optimum oscillation (phi) range and starting point, but it does not predict the maximum delta-phi. Mosflm on the other hand can calculate both the optimal oscillation starting point, range and angle. The optimum delta-phi can vary with the actual phi value (crystal orientation). For those that use HKL and strategy, I offer the following simple calculation.Delta-Phi is calculated using the formula:
dphi = tan-1(res/cell) - mos, whereIn the case of the R-Axes (sic), the vertical axis is actually horizontal.
res = the high resolution limit
cell = the longest cell dimension that is not parallel to the rotation axis
mos = the estimated mosaicity of the crystal
Last revised: Tuesday, 16-Sep-2003 10:34:49 EDT