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Evaluation of the Bruker SMART X2S: crystallography for the nonspecialist?

K.S. Eccles, S.P. Stokes, C.A. Daly, N.M. Barry, S.P. McSweeney, D.J. O'Neill, D. M. Kelly, W.B. Jennings, O.M.N. Dhubhghaill, H.A. Moynihan,

Journal of Applied Crystallography · 2010 · 39 citations · 15 references

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Natural SciencesChemistryAnalytical ChemistryCrystal StructureSolid-state ChemistryCrystal ChemistryCrystallographyStructure DeterminationX-ray CrystallographyX-ray Data AnalysisX-ray DiffractionCrystal Structure DeterminationCrystallographic Data ReductionDiffraction Data CollectionDiffraction Data ProcessingElectron Density MappingStructure SolutionX-ray Crystallographic RefinementX-ray Crystallography-based Structure Determination

Abstract

An evaluation of the Bruker SMART X2S for the collection of crystallographic diffraction data, structure solution and refinement is carried out with a variety of materials with different electron densities, presenting some of the successes and challenges of automation in chemical crystallography.