Analysis of small-angle scattering data of interacting ellipsoids using pair distance distribution functions
Gerhard Fritz-Popovski · 2026
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Gerhard Fritz-Popovski tackles a data-reading problem in small-angle scattering, the workhorse method for sizing particles a few nanometres across, writing in 2026. Scattering curves are often recast as pair distance distribution functions, which list how many atom pairs sit at each distance inside a particle. When ellipsoid particles crowd together and interact, those functions become hard to read directly. Fritz-Popovski shows how a generalised indirect Fourier transformation can partly sidestep the difficulty.
The transformation works from the measured curve to the distance function under constraints, rather than by direct inversion. That route softens artefacts that interactions introduce into the real-space picture. Readers get practical guidance on when the method helps and where its limits lie. The note serves analysts who study concentrated ellipsoid systems, from protein solutions to nanoparticle suspensions, and need honest structure readings.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Gerhard Fritz-Popovski |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 33891 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |