Tools and Resources
The following tables provide tools and resources for crystallography
| Software name | Description |
|---|---|
| Olex2 | Olex2 is an intuitive software program designed for small-molecule crystallography. Hone over fifteen years of development, it provides a comprehensive suite of tools to solve, refine, visualize, and finish molecular crystal structures in a single workflow. |
| Resource name | Description |
|---|---|
| Quick operation guide for Venture Duo instrument | Created by Thimira Kandabadage Don in the Baranets' lab, this quick guide shows the main steps required to perform both cell dimension measurements as well as full structure acquisition and solution with Olex2 |
| Guide for crystallization (Or How to make your crystallographer happy) |
This guide from Dr. Aurélien Crochet at the Univerity of Fribourg offers a very detailed guide to crystallization for SCXRD. The author's goal is to present you some techniques and give you some tips and tricks to maximize your chances of obtaining a good crystal |
| Resource name | Description |
|---|---|
| UW X-Ray lab website | The University of Wisconsin-Madison X-Ray lab has several crystallography resources. |
| Resource name | Description |
|---|---|
| ACA - History of SCXRD | Curated by the American Crystallographic Association, this resource offers one of the most comprehensive and detailed accounts of the history of crystallography. |
| IUCr - Fifty Years of X-ray Diffraction | Curated by Dr. P. P. Ewald for the International Union of Crystallography, this book covers both history as well as theory and applications of crystallography |