Closely follows an actual structural determination. After some introductory material on the nature of x-rays, the diffraction process, and the internal geometry of crystals, the selection and preparation of a crystal are considered. Techniques of measuring raw x-ray data are covered, plus their reduction into a useable form. The second part discusses both traditional and novel methods of solving the ``phase'' problem, the principal difficulty in x-ray structure determination. The third part considers how to extract the most information from the data and how to evaluate its reliability. Finally, there is a discussion of sources of error in practice and interpretation.
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Closely follows an actual structural determination. After some introductory material on the nature of x-rays, the diffraction process, and the internal geometry of crystals, the selection and preparation of a crystal are considered. Techniques of measuring raw x-ray data are covered, plus their reduction into a useable form. The second part discusses both traditional and novel methods of solving the ``phase'' problem, the principal difficulty in x-ray structure determination. The third part considers how to extract the most information from the data and how to evaluate its reliability. Finally, there is a discussion of sources of error in practice and interpretation.
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introduction to the basics, at least in theory,
This review is from: X-Ray Structure Determination: A Practical Guide, 2nd Edition (Hardcover)
This book is an excellent excellent introction to the basic physics and math of x-ray crystallography. This was used as the text in an undergrad class I took on protein crystallography and it was perfect for that purpose. The main drawback of this book is that it is really concentrated on small molecule structure determination, and doesn't address the problems or specific techniques used for large protein structures. So probably the best way to use this book would be in conjuction with a more protein-specific book. But for the raw fundamentals of symmetry and diffraction, I don't think you can beat stout & jensen.
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Complete and rather mathematical. Also outdated.,
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This review is from: X-Ray Structure Determination: A Practical Guide, 2nd Edition (Hardcover)
With many good graphics, this book explains it all. From the beginning (generation and diffraction of X-rays) to the end (errors and ambiguities of the method), almost everything you ever wanted to know (and more) about the method of X-ray structure determination is explained here.
The approach Stout and Jensen take is a rather theoretical and mathematical one, which does not cater to everybody's preferences. I personally prefer Carmelo Giacovazzo's Fundamentals of Crystallography, but the Stout and Jensen certainly is a classic and a whole generation (and a half) of crystallographers was raised on it. Unfortunately the book is a little outdated and more recent developments like area detectors are not mentioned. The part on structure refinement is interesting (especially the section on scaling) but hopelessly incomplete. For practical structure refinement go with Peter Mueller's Crystal Structure Refinement -- A Crystallographer's Guide to SHELXL.
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Although most crystallographers are only indirectly concerned with X-rays themselves, an understanding of the origins and properties of X-rays is necessary for their proper use in crystallographic studies. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
structure factor program, general structure factor expression, interleaving planes, unobserved reflections, combining point group, phasing model, difference syntheses, layer line screen, scattering factor curves, centrosymmetric case, reciprocal axis, series termination error, atomic superpositions, mounting axis, nonprimitive lattices, molybdenum radiation, superposition maps, oscillation photographs, anisotropic thermal parameters, diffractometer data, noncentrosymmetric space groups, direct phasing, reciprocal axes, structure factor calculations, atomic peaks Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Acta Cryst, New York, International Tables, Cornell University Press, Computing Methods, Crystal-Structure Analysis, The Determination of Crystal Structures, Clarendon Press, Oxford University Press, Modern X-Ray Analysis, Computational Crystallography, Crystallographic Computing, Physical Science, The Interpretation of X-Ray Diffraction Photographs, Vector Space, Elementary Crystallography, The Rotation Method, Acta Cyst, Cambridge University Press, Statistical Adjustment of Data, Chemical Crystallography, The Calculus of Observations, X-Ray Crystal Analysis, X-Ray Crystallographic Technology New!
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Although most crystallographers are only indirectly concerned with X-rays themselves, an understanding of the origins and properties of X-rays is necessary for their proper use in crystallographic studies. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
structure factor program, general structure factor expression, interleaving planes, unobserved reflections, combining point group, phasing model, difference syntheses, layer line screen, scattering factor curves, centrosymmetric case, reciprocal axis, series termination error, atomic superpositions, mounting axis, nonprimitive lattices, molybdenum radiation, superposition maps, oscillation photographs, anisotropic thermal parameters, diffractometer data, noncentrosymmetric space groups, direct phasing, reciprocal axes, structure factor calculations, atomic peaks Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Acta Cryst, New York, International Tables, Cornell University Press, Computing Methods, Crystal-Structure Analysis, The Determination of Crystal Structures, Clarendon Press, Oxford University Press, Modern X-Ray Analysis, Computational Crystallography, Crystallographic Computing, Physical Science, The Interpretation of X-Ray Diffraction Photographs, Vector Space, Elementary Crystallography, The Rotation Method, Acta Cyst, Cambridge University Press, Statistical Adjustment of Data, Chemical Crystallography, The Calculus of Observations, X-Ray Crystal Analysis, X-Ray Crystallographic Technology New!
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- Crystal-Structure Analysis by Martin Julian Buerger on 19 pages
- X-Ray Crystallography: An Introduction to the Investigation of Crystals by Their Diffraction of Monochromatic X-Radiation by M. J. Buerger on 14 pages
- Modern X-Ray Analysis on Single Crystals by Peter Luger on 9 pages
- Crystal Structure Analysis: A Primer by Jenny P. Glusker on 7 pages
- Protein Crystallography (Molecular Biology Series) by T. L. Blundell on 6 pages
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