Chemical Crystallography

Fine and Wide Slicing — Preserve the three-dimensional information of the reflection

Reflections have a three-dimensional shape and an intensity profile. Typically, APEX2 acquires images in fine slicing mode. This mode best preserves the three-dimensional information of the reflection, which makes the software best for integration of even weak reflection intensities.

Fine Slicing
Fine Slicing

Fine Slicing — When Every Reflection Counts

  • 3D spot profiles and intensities are accurately extracted
  • 2theta-dependent profiles from strong reflections are “learnt”
  • “Learnt profiles” are fit to weak reflections using least-squares methods
  • More accurate bonding geometry with smaller standard deviations
Wide Slicing
Wide Slicing

Wide Slicing — Systematically-Poor Data

  • Spot shapes are reduced to only a 2D projection
  • Data collected with wide frames lacks 3D information
  • Challenging samples with twinned or split profiles provide systematically-poor data


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