Evaluating the electron density model by applying an imaginary modification. Issue 1 (18th December 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Li, Hui; He, Meng; Zhang, Ze
• Is Part Of: Powder diffraction. Volume 33:Issue 1(2018)
• Page Start: 4
• Page End: 10
• Publication Date: 2017-12-18
• Subjects: crystallographic phase problem, -- figure of merit, -- electron density modification; Powder metallurgy -- Periodicals; Materials -- Analysis -- Periodicals; 620.1127
• DOI: 10.1017/S0885715617001154
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0885-7156

Abstract

Abstract : A function has been proposed to evaluate the electron density model constructed by inverse Fourier transform using the observed structure amplitudes and trial phase set. The strategy of this function is applying an imaginary electron density modification to the model, and then measuring how well the calculated structure amplitudes of the modified model matches the expected structure amplitudes for the modified correct model. Since the correct model is not available in advance, a method has been developed to estimate the structure amplitudes of the modified correct model. With the estimated structure amplitudes of the modified correct model, the evaluation function can be calculated approximately. Limited tests on simulated diffraction data indicate that this evaluation function may be valid at the data resolution better than 2.5 Å.