Space group determination: Difference between revisions

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XDS (or rather, the CORRECT step) makes an attempt to pick the correct space group automatically: it chooses that space group which has the highest symmetry (thus yielding the lowest number of unique reflections) and still a tolerable R<sub>meas</sub> compared to the R<sub>meas</sub> the data have in any space group (which is most likely a low-symmetry space group - often P1).
XDS (or rather, the CORRECT step) makes an attempt to pick the correct space group automatically: it chooses that space group which has the highest symmetry (thus yielding the lowest number of unique reflections) and still a tolerable R<sub>meas</sub> compared to the R<sub>meas</sub> the data have in any space group (which is most likely a low-symmetry space group - often P1).


In many cases the automatic choice is the correct one, and re-running the CORRECT step is then not necessary. However, screw axes (see below) are not determined automatically by XDS.
In many cases the automatic choice is the correct one, and re-running the CORRECT step is then not necessary. However, screw axes (see below) are ''not'' determined automatically by XDS.


== Space group selected by user ==
== Space group selected by user ==
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