SOLVE automated phase determination

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Data preparation

The recommended diffraction data format for input to SOLVE when processed with DENZO/SCALEPACK is the "no merge original index" option in SCALEPACK.  "Anomalous" must be also specified in SCALEPACK to separate Friedel mates in output.  If "scale anomalous" is also specified, Friedel mates will also be separate in calculating scaling factors and statistics (resulting in lower R factors).  The suggestion is *not* to use "scale anomalous" unless observations for each reflection are highly redundant (e.g., high symmetry space group or many images collected).  I gather that it is safe and conservative to *not* use "scale anomalous" in general, since improvements in scaling factors when keeping Friedel mates separate are probably minimal.

It will also be necessary to generate a scaled/merged dataset, at least for a reference wavelength (this scaled/merged dataset will be required for model building and refinement with CNS or w/ARP).  The two example SCALEPACK scripts below were used to generate the "no merge original index" output and the scaled/merged output.

Note that he current version of SOLVE has limits on the amount of data it can handle.  For my P2(1) crystal, it could process data out to 2.0 A, but not to 1.7 A.

Setup

Command file

Output summary file