CRYSTALS

CRYSTALS is a software application for refinement of crystal structure models against diffraction data, and for analysis of the model and its fit to data and expected norms. Data is usually required from a single or twinned crystal sample, preprocessed into standard hkl format, along with relevant data such as unit-cell dimensions, radiation type and sample environment. CRYSTALS can be used to re-analyze data from the literature, where appropriate data files are available. CRYSTALS can read data from X-ray, neutron and electron diffraction experiments, although other software may be more appropriate for handling multiple scattering in electron diffraction data.

The CRYSTALS user guide is a good place to start for installation and a quick overview of the software.

The CRYSTALS reference manual) provides detailled syntax of CRYSTALS commands and data formats.

The CAMERON manual provides a reference for using the built-in crystal structure graphics tool CAMERON.

Downloads

The latest downloads are available directly from Github: https://github.com/ChemCryst/crystals/releases

A screenshot of the user interface of the CRYSTALS application