Real-Space Distributions from Small-Angle Scattering Data: Structure Interference Method versus Indirect Transformation Method

1996 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
pp. 7-15 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. G. Krauthäuser ◽  
W. Lennartz ◽  
G. Nimtz
2011 ◽  
Vol 13 (13) ◽  
pp. 5872 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gerhard Fritz-Popovski ◽  
Alexander Bergmann ◽  
Otto Glatter

2014 ◽  
Vol 47 (2) ◽  
pp. 712-718 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. Sen ◽  
Avik Das ◽  
S. Mazumder

In this article, an iterative method for estimating the size distribution of non-interacting polydisperse spherical particles from small-angle scattering data is presented. It utilizes the iterative addition of relevant contributions to an instantaneous size distribution, as obtained from the fractional difference between the experimental data and the simulated profile. An inverse relation between scattering vector and real space is assumed. This method does not demand the consideration of any basis function set together with an imposed constraint such as a Lagrange multiplier, nor does it depend on the Titchmarsh transform. It is demonstrated that the method works quite well in extracting several forms of distribution. The robustness of the present method is examined through the successful retrieval of several forms of distribution, namely monomodal, bimodal, trimodal, triangular and bitriangular distributions. Finally, the method has also been employed to extract the particle size distribution from experimental small-angle X-ray scattering data obtained from colloidal dispersions of silica.


2015 ◽  
Vol 48 (1) ◽  
pp. 44-51 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gerhard Fritz-Popovski

The new two-dimensional indirect Fourier transformation converts small-angle scattering patterns obtained by means of area detectors into two-dimensional real-space functions. These functions contain identical information to the scattering patterns, but many parameters related to the microstructure can be obtained directly from them. The size and shape of the microstructures are mainly reflected in the contours of the real-space functions. Their height can be used to get information on the internal architecture of the microstructures. The principles are demonstrated on nanostructured silica biotemplated by spruce wood.


2013 ◽  
Vol 46 (5) ◽  
pp. 1447-1454 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gerhard Fritz-Popovski

An extension of the indirect Fourier transformation method for two-dimensional small-angle scattering patterns is presented. This allows for a model-free investigation of real-space functions of oriented structures. The real-space function is built from two-dimensional basis functions. The Fourier transformed basis functions are approximated to the scattering pattern. The solution to this problem in reciprocal space can be used to compute the corresponding real-space functions. These real-space functions contain information on size, shape, internal structure and orientation of the structures studied. Information on structures that are oriented in different distinct directions can be partly separated. The applicability of the technique is demonstrated on simulated data of oriented cuboids and on two experimental data sets based on the nanostructure of spruce normal wood.


2010 ◽  
Vol 43 (3) ◽  
pp. 639-646 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Förster ◽  
L. Apostol ◽  
W. Bras

Scatteris a new software for analysis, modeling and fitting of one- and two-dimensional small-angle scattering data of non-ordered, partially ordered or fully ordered nano- and mesoscale structures. The calculations are based on closed analytical expressions for the scattering intensity, enabling efficient evaluation of form factors and structure factors. The software allows one to sequentially fit large series of scattering curves and scattering patterns automatically. It provides further tools for data loading, beam centering, calibration, zooming, binning, lattice identification, calculation of density profiles and size distributions, and visualization of real-space structures. Presentations of experimental and calculated data can be saved as is for presentations or exported for further graphical or mathematical treatment.


2017 ◽  
Vol 73 (9) ◽  
pp. 710-728 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jill Trewhella ◽  
Anthony P. Duff ◽  
Dominique Durand ◽  
Frank Gabel ◽  
J. Mitchell Guss ◽  
...  

In 2012, preliminary guidelines were published addressing sample quality, data acquisition and reduction, presentation of scattering data and validation, and modelling for biomolecular small-angle scattering (SAS) experiments. Biomolecular SAS has since continued to grow and authors have increasingly adopted the preliminary guidelines. In parallel, integrative/hybrid determination of biomolecular structures is a rapidly growing field that is expanding the scope of structural biology. For SAS to contribute maximally to this field, it is essential to ensure open access to the information required for evaluation of the quality of SAS samples and data, as well as the validity of SAS-based structural models. To this end, the preliminary guidelines for data presentation in a publication are reviewed and updated, and the deposition of data and associated models in a public archive is recommended. These guidelines and recommendations have been prepared in consultation with the members of the International Union of Crystallography (IUCr) Small-Angle Scattering and Journals Commissions, the Worldwide Protein Data Bank (wwPDB) Small-Angle Scattering Validation Task Force and additional experts in the field.


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