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Method and system for analyzing diffraction data from crystalline systems

US6859519B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMay 22, 2003
Grant dateFeb 22, 2005
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Expiry dateAug 5, 2023

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01N23/207
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A method and system for indexing powder diffraction data are disclosed comprising choosing a maximum impurity peak tolerance level for a crystallography data search, choosing a range of number of calculated peaks for possible indexing solutions having a minimum number of peaks and a maximum number of peaks, selecting a crystal system to search, selecting powder extinction classes to search for indexing solutions, performing an exhaustive unit cell search of each of the selected powder extinction classes using a successive dichotomy approach to determine a set of indexing results, and ranking the obtained solutions according to likelihood.

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