Analysis of multicrystal pump-probe data sets. II. Scaling of ratio data sets.
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SUBMITTER: Fournier B
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4770874 | biostudies-other | 2016 Mar
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Analysis of multicrystal pump-probe data sets. II. Scaling of ratio data sets.
Fournier Bertrand B Sokolow Jesse J Coppens Philip P
Acta crystallographica. Section A, Foundations and advances 20160216 Pt 2
Two methods for scaling of multicrystal data collected in time-resolved photocrystallography experiments are discussed. The WLS method is based on a weighted least-squares refinement of laser-ON/laser-OFF intensity ratios. The other, previously applied, is based on the average absolute system response to light exposure. A more advanced application of these methods for scaling within a data set, necessary because of frequent anisotropy of light absorption in crystalline samples, is proposed. The ...[more]
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