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The modular SAXS data correction sequence for solids and dispersions

Applied Physics 2017-12-25 v1 Data Analysis, Statistics and Probability

Abstract

Data correction is probably the least favourite activity amongst users experimenting with small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS): if it is not done sufficiently well, this may become evident during the data analysis stage, necessitating the repetition of the data corrections from scratch. A recommended, comprehensive sequence of elementary data correction steps is presented here to alleviate the difficulties associated with data correction. When applied in the proposed order, the resulting data will provide a high degree of accuracy for both solid samples and dispersions. The solution here can be applied without modification to any pinhole-collimated instruments with photon-counting, direct detection area detectors.

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@article{arxiv.1706.06769,
  title  = {The modular SAXS data correction sequence for solids and dispersions},
  author = {Brian R. Pauw and Andrew J. Smith and Tim Snow and Nick J. Terrill and Andreas F. Thünemann},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1706.06769},
  year   = {2017}
}

Comments

22 pages, four figures, laboratory note

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