Introduction to RAW and this documentation
WARNING: The manual is current several versions out of date. While it may still be useful for some users, please refer to the tutorial for the most up-to-date information.
RAW
BioXTAS RAW is a program for analysis of Small-Angle X-ray Scattering (SAXS) data. The software enables: creation of 1D scattering profiles from 2D detector images, standard data operations such as averaging and subtraction, analysis of radius of gyration (Rg) and molecular weight, and advanced processing using GNOM, DAMMIF, and AMBIMETER (requires ATSAS installation). It also allows easy processing of inline SEC-SAXS data.
RAW is written in python (mostly) and C++ (a few small bits for speed). It is open source and free for anyone to use. If you do use RAW, we ask that you cite the following paper if you publish or present your results:
BioXTAS RAW, a software program for high-throughput automated small-angle X-ray scattering data reduction and preliminary analysis, J. Appl. Cryst. (2009). 42, 959-964.
Some of the features of RAW include:
Calibrate, mask, radially integrate, and normalize 2D images to make 1D scattering profiles
Average, subtract, merge, rebin, and interpolate scattering profiles
Easily process in-line SEC-SAXS data
Calculate radius of gyration (Rg) and I(0) via Guinier fit
Calculate the molecular weight via I(0) comparison to standards, absolute calibration, correlation volume, and corrected Porod volume
Run GNOM, DAMMIF, and AMBIMETER (requires ATSAS installation)
Run singular value decomposition (SVD) and evolving factor analysis (EFA) on datasets
Calculate P(r) functions using a Bayesian indirect Fourier transform (BIFT)
Can read the following image formats:
Pilatus Tiff
CBF
SAXSLab300
ADSC Quantum
Bruker
Gatan Digital Micrograph
EDNA-XML
Eiger
ESRF EDF
FReLoN
Nonius KappaCCD
Fit2D spreadsheet
FLICAM
General Electric
Hamamatsu CCD
HDF5
ILL SANS D11
MarCCD 165
Mar345
Medoptics
MPA (multiwire)
Numpy 2D Array
Oxford Diffraction
Pixi
Portable aNy Map
Rigaku SAXS format
16 bit TIF
32 bit TIF
RAW is currently being developed by Jesse Hopkins and Soren Nielsen.
More information on RAW is available from the RAW website:
https://sourceforge.net/projects/bioxtasraw/
RAW needs your help! If you find bugs in the program, or errors in the documentation or tutorial, please let us know. Your input is the way we get better!
This documentation
The purpose of this documentation is to clearly and completely document the functions of RAW. This document is not intended to act as a tutorial to RAW, for a tutorial please refer to the tutorial document and videos available from the RAW website. Instead, the goal is to document what features are available in each section of RAW, how to use them, and what they do.
This document is laid out in chapters discussing each general area of RAW (for example, the Files tab in the Control Panel is a single chapter). When appropriate, a chapter will cover two related areas, such as the Manipulation tab of the Control Panel and the Main Plot Panel. Some areas will be physical panels or windows of RAW, as the previous examples, while some will be features, such as the Online Mode chapter. The exceptions to this are the second chapter, which covers how to install RAW, and the third chapter, which provides a brief introduction to the different windows of RAW and how they relate.
Typically, the algorithms used will not be fully documented here, as they are available in the source code or appropriate citations (and are subject to change as we improve and expand RAW).