Open-Source Data Analysis Tool for Spectral Small-Angle X-ray Scattering Using Spectroscopic Photon-Counting Detector
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Typical Setup for Data Collection
2.2. Detector Data Analysis
2.3. User Interface and Inputs
3. Results and Discussion
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Amer, S.; Xu, A.; Badano, A.; Dahal, E. Open-Source Data Analysis Tool for Spectral Small-Angle X-ray Scattering Using Spectroscopic Photon-Counting Detector. Sensors 2024, 24, 5307. https://doi.org/10.3390/s24165307
Amer S, Xu A, Badano A, Dahal E. Open-Source Data Analysis Tool for Spectral Small-Angle X-ray Scattering Using Spectroscopic Photon-Counting Detector. Sensors. 2024; 24(16):5307. https://doi.org/10.3390/s24165307
Chicago/Turabian StyleAmer, Sabri, Andrew Xu, Aldo Badano, and Eshan Dahal. 2024. "Open-Source Data Analysis Tool for Spectral Small-Angle X-ray Scattering Using Spectroscopic Photon-Counting Detector" Sensors 24, no. 16: 5307. https://doi.org/10.3390/s24165307