gmx scattering#
Synopsis#
gmx scattering [-f [<.xtc/.trr/...>]] [-s [<.tpr/.gro/...>]]
             [-n [<.ndx>]] [-o [<.xvg>]] [-b <time>] [-e <time>]
             [-dt <time>] [-tu <enum>] [-fgroup <selection>]
             [-xvg <enum>] [-[no]rmpbc] [-[no]pbc] [-sf <file>]
             [-selrpos <enum>] [-seltype <enum>] [-sel <selection>]
             [-startq <real>] [-endq <real>] [-qspacing <real>]
             [-binwidth <real>] [-mc-coverage <real>] [-seed <int>]
             [-[no]norm] [-[no]mc] [-scattering-type <enum>]
Description#
gmx scattering calculates SANS and SAXS scattering curves using Debye method.
The scattering intensity, I(q), as a function of scattering angle q with averaging over frames.
Note that this is a new implementation of the SANS/SAXS utilities added in
GROMACS 2024. If you need the old ones,
use gmx sans-legacy or gmx saxs-legacy.
Options#
Options to specify input files:
- -f[<.xtc/.trr/…>] (traj.xtc) (Optional)
- Input trajectory or single configuration: xtc trr cpt gro g96 pdb tng 
- -s[<.tpr/.gro/…>] (topol.tpr) (Optional)
- -n[<.ndx>] (index.ndx) (Optional)
- Extra index groups 
Options to specify output files:
- -o[<.xvg>] (scattering.xvg) (Optional)
- scattering intensity as a function of q 
Other options:
- -b<time> (0)
- First frame (ps) to read from trajectory 
- -e<time> (0)
- Last frame (ps) to read from trajectory 
- -dt<time> (0)
- Only use frame if t MOD dt == first time (ps) 
- -tu<enum> (ps)
- Unit for time values: fs, ps, ns, us, ms, s 
- -fgroup<selection>
- Atoms stored in the trajectory file (if not set, assume first N atoms) 
- -xvg<enum> (xmgrace)
- Plot formatting: xmgrace, xmgr, none 
- -[no]rmpbc(yes)
- Make molecules whole for each frame 
- -[no]pbc(yes)
- Use periodic boundary conditions for distance calculation 
- -sf<file>
- Provide selections from files 
- -selrpos<enum> (atom)
- Selection reference positions: atom, res_com, res_cog, mol_com, mol_cog, whole_res_com, whole_res_cog, whole_mol_com, whole_mol_cog, part_res_com, part_res_cog, part_mol_com, part_mol_cog, dyn_res_com, dyn_res_cog, dyn_mol_com, dyn_mol_cog 
- -seltype<enum> (atom)
- Default selection output positions: atom, res_com, res_cog, mol_com, mol_cog, whole_res_com, whole_res_cog, whole_mol_com, whole_mol_cog, part_res_com, part_res_cog, part_mol_com, part_mol_cog, dyn_res_com, dyn_res_cog, dyn_mol_com, dyn_mol_cog 
- -sel<selection>
- Selection for Scattering calculation 
- -startq<real> (0)
- smallest q value (1/nm) 
- -endq<real> (2)
- largest q value (1/nm) 
- -qspacing<real> (0.01)
- spacing of q values (1/nm) 
- -binwidth<real> (0.1)
- Bin width (nm) for P(r) 
- -mc-coverage<real> (0.2)
- coverage of Monte Carlo (%) 
- -seed<int> (2023)
- random seed for Monte Carlo 
- -[no]norm(no)
- normalize scattering intensities 
- -[no]mc(yes)
- use Monte Carlo to scattering intensities 
- -scattering-type<enum> (sans)
- Scattering type: saxs, sans