Dear Alaa,

to find the geometrically possible number of reflections, there is the XPLAN 
step of XDS - see https://xds.mr.mpg.de/html_doc/xds_program.html#XPLAN , with 
keywords documented at 
https://xds.mr.mpg.de/html_doc/xds_parameters.html#STARTING_ANGLES_OF_SPINDLE_ROTATION=
 and below.

In short, JOB=XPLAN estimates the completeness of reflection data, expected to 
be collected for each given starting angle (with 
STARTING_ANGLES_OF_SPINDLE_ROTATION=a b c) and total crystal rotation (iwith 
TOTAL_SPINDLE_ROTATION_RANGES=d e f), and reports the results for a number of 
selected resolution shells ( RESOLUTION_SHELLS=r1 r2 ... r13) in the file 
XPLAN.LP. 

For planning a data collection, you set a b c, d e f, and r1 .. r13 as 
documented.
In your case, the data are already measured, so set a and b to the 
STARTING_ANGLE (probably 0) of your experiment, and c can be set to 1 (it 
cannot be 0). Similarly, set d and e to the value you are interested in, and 
f=1. Up to 13 upper limits of resolution ranges can be specified.

Hope this helps,
Kay

On Tue, 9 Dec 2025 17:43:44 +0100, Alaa Shaikhqasem 
<[email protected]> wrote:

>Dear CCP4BB community,
>
>I have collected several partial rotation wedges from the same crystal,
>and each wedge was processed separately in XDS. From each
>processing run, I know the experimental completeness (i.e., the fraction
>of reflections actually observed).
>
>I would like to determine the theoretical/predicted completeness for
>each wedge, meaning: how many reflections should be
>measurable from that specific rotation range, given the crystal symmetry
>and geometry, regardless of whether they were actually
>observed.
>
>Specifically:
>
> * Is there a way in XDS to compute the expected number of reflections
>for an arbitrary rotation range (e.g., from angle X° to
>   Y°)?
>
> * Can XDS output the theoretical completeness of such a wedge relative
>to a full 360° dataset?
>
> * If not directly available in XDS, what tools or workflow would you
>recommend to calculate this?
>
>My goal is to compare the experimental completeness per wedge with the
>predicted completeness of that same wedge, to understand
>how much coverage is intrinsically possible from that rotation interval.
>
>Any suggestions, especially for doing this within XDS or with related
>tools, would be greatly appreciated.
>
>Thank you!
>Alaa
>
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