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/* The background range is defined as first 5 degrees by default. Is this an assumption that the background (used in Integrate?) remains consistent over the entire dataset valid? The spots over the entire dataset still have background corrected based o...
(/* I can see many diffraction spots in the BKGINIT.cbf when the BACKGROUND_RANGE is set default (first 5 degree images). When this value is set large (eg. 50 degree), no diffraction spots can be seen. It seems that this is a "real" background image. Bu...)
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=== The background range is defined as first 5 degrees by default. Is this an assumption that the background (used in Integrate?) remains consistent over the entire dataset valid? The spots over the entire dataset still have background corrected based on first 5 degrees? ===
=== The background range is defined as first 5 degrees by default. Is this an assumption that the background (used in Integrate?) remains consistent over the entire dataset valid? The spots over the entire dataset still have background corrected based on first 5 degrees? ===


No. The INIT step uses the first 5 degrees (by default) for a number of purposes (check out the files written by INIT !). BKGINIT.cbf is essentially used only for scaling purposes; the ''real'' background calculation just requires those frames which have the reflections that are integrated.
No. The INIT step uses the first 5 degrees (by default) for a number of purposes (check out the files written by INIT !). BKGINIT.cbf is used for scaling purposes and beamstop masking (in DEFPIX); the ''real'' background calculation just requires those frames which have the reflections that are integrated.


=== I can see many diffraction spots in the BKGINIT.cbf when the BACKGROUND_RANGE is set default (first 5 degree images). When this value is set large (eg. 50 degree), no diffraction spots can be seen. It seems that only the large value produces a "real" background image. But both these two scenarios produce nearly the same results (data statistics). Do I need to always change the BACKGROUND_RANGE so that there are no diffraction spots in the BKGINIT.cbf? ===
=== I can see many diffraction spots in the BKGINIT.cbf when the BACKGROUND_RANGE is set default (first 5 degree images). When this value is set large (eg. 50 degree), no diffraction spots can be seen. It seems that only the large value produces a "real" background image. But both these two scenarios produce nearly the same results (data statistics). Do I need to always change the BACKGROUND_RANGE so that there are no diffraction spots in the BKGINIT.cbf? ===
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