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+This performs a correlation function analysis of one-dimensional
+SAXS/SANS data, or generates a model-independent volume fraction
+profile from the SANS from an adsorbed polymer/surfactant layer.
+This currently performs correlation function analysis on SAXS/SANS data,
+but in the the future is also planned to generate model-independent volume
+fraction profiles from the SANS from adsorbed polymer/surfactant layers.
+The two types of analyses differ in the mathematical transform that is
+applied to the data (Fourier vs Hilbert). However, both functions are
+returned in *real space*.
 A correlation function may be interpreted in terms of an imaginary rod moving
+through the structure of the material. Î\ :sub:`1D`\ (R) is the probability that
+a rod of length R moving through the material has equal electron/neutron scattering
+length density at either end. Hence a frequently occurring spacing within a structure
+manifests itself as a peak.
+A volume fraction profile :math:`\Phi`\ (z) describes how the density of polymer segments/surfactant molecules varies with distance from an (assumed locally flat) interface.
+Both functions are returned in *real space*.
+The analysis is performed in 3 stages:
+*  Extrapolation of the scattering curve to :math:`Q = 0` and
+through the structure of the material. Î(x) is the probability that a rod of
+length x has equal electron/neutron scattering length density at either end.
+Hence a frequently occurring spacing within a structure will manifest itself
+as a peak in Î(x). *SasView* will return both the one-dimensional ( Î\ :sub:`1`\ (x) )
+and three-dimensional ( Î\ :sub:`3`\ (x) ) correlation functions, the difference
+being that the former is only averaged in the plane of the scattering vector.
+A volume fraction profile :math:`\Phi`\ (z) describes how the density of polymer
+segments/surfactant molecules varies with distance, z, normal to an (assumed
+locally flat) interface. The form of :math:`\Phi`\ (z) can provide information
+about the arrangement of polymer/surfactant molecules at the interface. The width
+of the profile provides measures of the layer thickness, and the area under
+the profile is related to the amount of material that is adsorbed.
+Both analyses are performed in 3 stages:
+*  Extrapolation of the scattering curve to :math:`Q = 0` and toward
    :math:`Q = \infty`
 *  Smoothed merging of the two extrapolations into the original data
 *  Fourier / Hilbert Transform of the smoothed data to give the correlation
    function / volume fraction profile, respectively
 *  (Optional) Interpretation of the 1D correlation function based on an ideal
    lamellar morphology
+   function or volume fraction profile, respectively
+*  (Optional) Interpretation of Î\ :sub:`1`\ (x) assuming the sample conforms
+   to an ideal lamellar morphology
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 Extrapolation
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 The data are extrapolated to Q = 0 by fitting a Guinier model to the data
 points in the low-Q range.
+The data are extrapolated to q = 0 by fitting a Guinier function to the data
+points in the low-q range.
 The equation used is:
 .. math::
+    I(Q) = Ae^{Bq^2}
+The Guinier model assumes that the small angle scattering arises from particles
+and that parameter :math:`B` is related to the radius of gyration of those
+particles. This has dubious applicability to polymer systems. However, the
+correlation function is affected by the Guinier back-extrapolation to the
+greatest extent at large values of R and so only has a
+small effect on the final analysis.
+    I(q) = A e^{Bq^2}
+Where the parameter :math:`B` is related to the effective radius-of-gyration of
+a spherical object having the same small-angle scattering in this region.
+Note that as q tends to zero this function tends to a limiting value and is
+therefore less appropriate for use in systems where the form factor does not
+do likewise. However, because of the transform, the correlation functions are
+most affected by the Guinier back-extrapolation at *large* values of x where
+the impact on any extrapolated parameters will be least significant.
 To :math:`Q = \infty`
 .....................
+The data are extrapolated to Q = :math:`\infty` by fitting a Porod model to
+the data points in the high-Q range.
+The data are extrapolated towards q = :math:`\infty` by fitting a Porod model to
+the data points in the high-q range and then computing the extrapolation to 100
+times the maximum q value in the experimental dataset. This should be more than
+sufficient to ensure that on transformation any truncation artefacts introduced
+are at such small values of x that they can be safely ignored.
 The equation used is:
 .. math::
     I(Q) = K Q^{-4}e^{-Q^2\sigma^2} + Bg
 Where :math:`Bg` is the background, :math:`K` is the Porod
+constant, and :math:`\sigma` (which must be > 0) describes the width of the electron or neutron scattering length density profile at the interface between the crystalline and amorphous
 regions as shown below.
+    I(q) = K q^{-4}e^{-q^2\sigma^2} + Bg
+Where :math:`Bg` is the background, :math:`K` is the Porod constant, and :math:`\sigma` (which
+must be > 0) describes the width of the electron/neutron scattering length density
+profile at the interface between the crystalline and amorphous regions as shown below.
 .. figure:: fig1.png
 …
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+The extrapolated data set consists of the Guinier back-extrapolation from Q~0
+up to the lowest Q value in the original data, then the original scattering data, and the Porod tail-fit beyond this. The joins between the original data and the Guinier/Porod fits are smoothed using the algorithm below to avoid the formation of ripples in the transformed data.
+The extrapolated data set consists of the Guinier back-extrapolation from q ~ 0
+up to the lowest q value in the original data, then the original scattering data,
+and then the Porod tail-fit beyond this. The joins between the original data and
+the Guinier/Porod extrapolations are smoothed using the algorithm below to try
+and avoid the formation of truncation ripples in the transformed data:
 Functions :math:`f(x_i)` and :math:`g(x_i)` where :math:`x_i \in \left\{
 …
 Transform
 ---------
+Transformation
+--------------
 Fourier
 .......
 If "Fourier" is selected for the transform type, the analysis will perform a
+If "Fourier" is selected for the transform type, *SasView* will perform a
 discrete cosine transform on the extrapolated data in order to calculate the
 D correlation function:
 .. math::
     \Gamma _{1D}(R) = \frac{1}{Q^{*}} \int_{0}^{\infty }I(q) q^{2} cos(qR) dq
 where Q\ :sup:`*` is the Scattering Invariant.
+D correlation function as:
+.. math::
+    \Gamma _{1}(x) = \frac{1}{Q^{*}} \int_{0}^{\infty }I(q) q^{2} cos(qx) dq
+where Q\ :sup:`*` is the Scattering (also called Porod) Invariant.
 The following algorithm is applied:
 …
     N-1, N
+The 3D correlation function is also calculated:
+.. math::
+    \Gamma _{3D}(R) = \frac{1}{Q^{*}} \int_{0}^{\infty}I(q) q^{2}
+    \frac{sin(qR)}{qR} dq
+The 3D correlation function is calculated as:
+.. math::
+    \Gamma _{3}(x) = \frac{1}{Q^{*}} \int_{0}^{\infty}I(q) q^{2}
+    \frac{sin(qx)}{qx} dq
+.. note:: It is always advisable to inspect Î\ :sub:`1`\ (x) and Î\ :sub:`3`\ (x)
+    for artefacts arising from the extrapolation and transformation processes:
+        - do they tend to zero as x tends to :math:`\infty`?
+        - do they smoothly curve onto the ordinate at x = 0? (if not check the value
+          of :math:`\sigma` is sensible)
+        - are there ripples at x values corresponding to (2 :math:`pi` over) the two
+          q values at which the extrapolated and experimental data are merged?
+        - are there any artefacts at x values corresponding to 2 :math:`pi` / q\ :sub:`max` in
+          the experimental data?
+        - and lastly, do the significant features/peaks in the correlation functions
+          actually correspond to anticpated spacings in the sample?!!!
+Finally, the program calculates the interface distribution function (IDF) g\ :sub:`1`\ (x) as
+the discrete cosine transform of:
+.. math::
+    -q^{4} I(q)
+The IDF is proportional to the second derivative of Î\ :sub:`1`\ (x).
 Hilbert
 .......
 If "Hilbert" is selected for the transform type, the analysis will perform a
 Hilbert transform on the extrapolated data in order to calculate the Volume
 Fraction Profile.
 .. note:: This functionality is not yet implemented in SasView.
+.. note:: The Hilbert transform functionality is not yet implemented in SasView.
 …
 ....................
+Once the correlation function has been calculated it may be interpreted by clicking the "Compute Parameters" button.
+The correlation function is interpreted in terms of an ideal lamellar
+morphology, and structural parameters are obtained from it as shown below.
+It should be noted that a small beam size is assumed; ie, no de-smearing is
+performed.
+Once the correlation functions have been calculated *SasView* can be asked to
+try and interpret Î\ :sub:`1`\ (x) in terms of an ideal lamellar morphology
+as shown below.
 .. figure:: fig2.png
    :align: center
 The structural parameters obtained are:
+The structural parameters extracted are:
 *   Long Period :math:`= L_p`
 …
 .......................
+SasView does not provide any automatic interpretation of volume fraction profiles in the same way that it does for correlation functions. However, a number of structural parameters are obtainable by other means:
+SasView does not provide any automatic interpretation of volume fraction profiles
+in the same way that it does for correlation functions. However, a number of
+structural parameters are obtainable by other means:
 *   Surface Coverage :math:`=\theta`
 …
    :align: center
+The reader is directed to the references for information on these parameters.
 References
 ----------
+Correlation Function
+....................
 Strobl, G. R.; Schneider, M. *J. Polym. Sci.* (1980), 18, 1343-1359
 …
 BaltÃ¡ Calleja, F. J.; Vonk, C. G. *X-ray Scattering of Synthetic Poylmers*, Elsevier. Amsterdam (1989), 260-270
+GÃ¶schel, U.; Urban, G. *Polymer* (1995), 36, 3633-3639
+Stribeck, N. *X-Ray Scattering of Soft Matter*, Springer. Berlin (2007), 138-161
 :ref:`FDR` (PDF format)
+Volume Fraction Profile
+.......................
+Washington, C.; King, S. M. *J. Phys. Chem.*, (1996), 100, 7603-7609
+Cosgrove, T.; King, S. M.; Griffiths, P. C. *Colloid-Polymer Interactions: From Fundamentals to Practice*, Wiley. New York (1999), 193-204
+King, S. M.; Griffiths, P. C.; Cosgrove, T. *Applications of Neutron Scattering to Soft Condensed Matter*, Gordon & Breach. Amsterdam (2000), 77-105
+King, S.; Griffiths, P.; Hone, J.; Cosgrove, T. *Macromol. Symp.* (2002), 190, 33-42
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 Upon sending data for correlation function analysis, it will be plotted (minus
 the background value), along with a *red* bar indicating the *upper end of the
+low-Q range* (used for back-extrapolation), and 2 *purple* bars indicating the range to be used for forward-extrapolation. These bars may be moved my clicking and
+dragging, or by entering appropriate values in the Q range input boxes.
+low-Q range* (used for Guinier back-extrapolation), and 2 *purple* bars indicating
+the range to be used for Porod forward-extrapolation. These bars may be moved by
+grabbing and dragging, or by entering appropriate values in the Q range input boxes.
 .. figure:: tutorial1.png
    :align: center
+Once the Q ranges have been set, click the "Calculate" button to determine the background level. Alternatively, enter your own value into the field. If the box turns yellow this indicates that background subtraction has resulted in some negative intensities.
+Click the "Extrapolate" button to extrapolate the data and plot the extrapolation in the same figure. The values of the parameters used for the Guinier and Porod models will also be shown in the "Extrapolation Parameters" section of the window.
+Once the Q ranges have been set, click the "Calculate Bg" button to determine the
+background level. Alternatively, enter your own value into the box. If the box turns
+yellow this indicates that background subtraction has created some negative intensities.
+Now click the "Extrapolate" button to extrapolate the data. The graph window will update
+to show the extrapolated data, and the values of the parameters used for the Guinier and
+Porod extrapolations will appear in the "Extrapolation Parameters" section of the SasView
+GUI.
 .. figure:: tutorial2.png
 …
 buttons:
 *   **Fourier** Perform a Fourier Transform to calculate the correlation
     function
 *   **Hilbert** Perform a Hilbert Transform to calculate the volume fraction
+*   **Fourier**: to perform a Fourier Transform to calculate the correlation
+    functions
+*   **Hilbert**: to perform a Hilbert Transform to calculate the volume fraction
     profile
+Click the "Transform" button to perform the selected transform and plot
+the result in a new graph window.
+If a Fourier Transform was performed, the "Compute Parameters" button can now be clicked to interpret the correlation function as described earlier.
+and click the "Transform" button to perform the selected transform and plot
+the results.
  .. figure:: tutorial3.png
     :align: center
+If a Fourier Transform was performed, the "Compute Parameters" button can now be
+clicked to interpret the correlation function as described earlier. The parameters
+will appear in the "Output Parameters" section of the SasView GUI.
+ .. figure:: tutorial4.png
+    :align: center
 .. note::
     This help document was last changed by Steve King, 08Oct2016
+    This help document was last changed by Steve King, 26Sep2017

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