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The full-feature version of SingleCrystal provides
a wide range of powerful and versatile tools with
superb ease-of-use and elegant interface design.
If you ever work with single-crystal diffraction, you'll
find SingleCrystal invaluable for data analysis - and
especially for indexing diffraction spots. The ability
to superimpose a simulated pattern directly above an image
of a real diffraction pattern, makes indexing and
analysis a breeze!
Analysing Experimental Data
Just drag-and-drop an image of your experimental diffraction
pattern into a SingleCrystal window. The image is displayed
as a background picture, and you can superimpose a simulated
pattern above it. SingleCrystal can display a wide range of
image formats, including JPEG, TIFF, PNG, GIF, BMP and PICT
(Mac version).
Drag-and-drop a CrystalMaker binary file to simulate its
single-crystal diffraction pattern, then click-and-drag to reorient
the pattern, scale or change the intensity saturation. You can turn
on the display of hkl values, and refine your orientation using the
Set View Direction command.
Using SingleCrystal to understand twinning in tetragonal
leucite. The red diffraction spots correspond to a
simulated diffraction pattern from an ideal crystal;
these are superimposed over an electron micrograph
from a real, twinned crystal, showing pairs of spots.
High-Resolution Graphics & Printing
With the full version of SingleCrystal you can print your
diffraction patterns (including background pictures and
measurements) and stereograms at high resolution. You can
copy or export graphics, in a choice of vector or pixel
format, for easy copying/import into other programs.
Custom Tools
Each diffraction window has a fully-customizable toolbar,
permitting easy installation of additional tools to
suit your requirements.
Toolbar options available for the Mac version. Similar
tools are available, via a contextual menu, in the
Windows version.
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Stereographic Projection
To help you navigate through diffraction space, you can take
advantage of a cool navigational aid: a live stereographic
projection ("stereogram") which slides out in a drawer
window at the side of the main diffraction
window.
The stereogram shows the angular positions of plane normals
or lattice vectors (zone axes) plotted as poles and
optionally as great circle traces. You can click-and-drag
the stereogram display to quickly rotate your crystal, and
watch as the diffraction pattern is recalculated in real
time.

Stereogram for a triclinic crystal (the mineral
anorthite), showing the planes 100 and 010 lying in the zone
[001]. The [001] zone axis is indicated by the purple square
close to the centre of the stereogram; for reference,
the (001) plane normal (in blue) is also plotted.
You can customize the display, adding any number of
poles, with or without their traces, using different colours and
labels. The full version of SingleCrystal lets you edit,
show or hide all symmetry-related directions.

Stereogram of a cubic crystal, showing planes
of the form {100} in red, {110} in blue and {111} in
green. All symmetry-related planes were added
automatically by the program.
Export Data
The full version of SingleCrystal lets you export diffraction
data in various formats, including a comprehensive listing
of intensities, phase angles, d-spacings, etc., sorted by
d-spacing, intensity or hkl.
You can also generate a "Zone Axes" file. This comprises a
listing of zone axes, their shortest reciprocal lattice
vectors and angles - ideal for indexing unknown orientations
for real diffraction patterns.
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Unlocking Full Features
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SingleCrystal is available online, for just $139
(€99) at the 1-user education price. Follow these steps to
obtain your licence code:
- Download
SingleCrystal
- Purchase
a new SingleCrystal licence
- Launch SingleCrystal and
enter your licence code to unlock the full
features.
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