Dear Herman,

this might work. To get more realistic scaling/ merging statistics, one
should expand to P1, add independent noise to U's and coordinates,
create the hkl and force it back into the original symmetry.

Best,
Tim

On 02/13/2014 04:38 PM, [email protected] wrote:
> By applying a high temperature factor, one should not suffer Fourier ripples, 
> since the "missing" high resolution reflections have negligible intensities, 
> or put differently, one simulates a poorly diffracting crystal.
> 
> Best,
> Herman
> 
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> Gesendet: Donnerstag, 13. Februar 2014 16:22
> An: [email protected]
> Betreff: Re: [ccp4bb] create a lower resolution data set by truncating a high 
> resolution data
> 
> Dear Blaine Mooers,
> 
> I don't think that you avoid Fourier ripples with this method. You may, 
> however, increase the noise level so that the Fourier ripples drown in the 
> noise.
> 
> You don't really generate a low resolution data set by truncation for that 
> very reason. Crystals that only diffract to 3.5A, say, usually do this 
> because of a high degree of disorder with leeds to more noise.
> 
> Of course you could add noise to the sigma-values, but this is merely 
> cosmetics.
> 
> There are repositories for frames (JCSG?), where you might want to get real 
> data that diffract to the desired resolution, reprocess and then carry out 
> the phasing experiments.
> 
> Best,
> Tim
> 
> On 02/13/2014 03:54 PM, Mooers, Blaine H.M. (HSC) wrote:
>> For some simulated phasing experiments, I want to create a lower 
>> resolution diffraction data set by truncating a high resolution data 
>> set. I would like to avoid Fourier ripples due to the truncation of 
>> the high resolution data by downscaling the data such that 
>> <I/sigma>=2.0 in the highest resolution shell of the truncated data. 
>> What is the best way to do this?
> 
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