title: Contemporary X-ray electron-density studies using synchrotron radiation.
abstract: Synchrotron radiation has many compelling advantages over conventional radiation sources in the measurement of accurate Bragg diffraction data. The variable photon energy and much higher flux may help to minimize critical systematic effects such as absorption, extinction and anomalous scattering. Based on a survey of selected published results from the last decade, the benefits of using synchrotron radiation in the determination of X-ray electron densities are discussed, and possible future directions of this field are examined.
authors.affiliation: Center for Materials Crystallography, Department of Chemistry and iNANO, Aarhus University, Langelandsgade 140, Aarhus C, DK-8000, Denmark.
authors.forename: Mads R V
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Jørgensen
authors.affiliation: Center for Materials Crystallography, Department of Chemistry and iNANO, Aarhus University, Langelandsgade 140, Aarhus C, DK-8000, Denmark.
authors.forename: Venkatesha R
authors.initials: VR
authors.lastname: Hathwar
authors.affiliation: Center for Materials Crystallography, Department of Chemistry and iNANO, Aarhus University, Langelandsgade 140, Aarhus C, DK-8000, Denmark.
authors.forename: Niels
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Bindzus
authors.affiliation: Center for Materials Crystallography, Department of Chemistry and iNANO, Aarhus University, Langelandsgade 140, Aarhus C, DK-8000, Denmark.
authors.forename: Nanna
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Wahlberg
authors.affiliation: ChemMatCARS, Advanced Photon Source, University of Chicago, USA.
authors.forename: Yu-Sheng
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.affiliation: Center for Materials Crystallography, Department of Chemistry and iNANO, Aarhus University, Langelandsgade 140, Aarhus C, DK-8000, Denmark.
authors.forename: Jacob
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Overgaard
authors.affiliation: Center for Materials Crystallography, Department of Chemistry and iNANO, Aarhus University, Langelandsgade 140, Aarhus C, DK-8000, Denmark.
authors.forename: Bo B
authors.initials: BB
authors.lastname: Iversen
keywords: X-ray diffraction; electron-density studies; synchrotron radiation