Difference between revisions of "Phaser Crystallographic Software"

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==Currently Supported Releases==
 
==Currently Supported Releases==
 
====Phaser-2.5.0====
 
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:Download with Phenix Package → [http://www.phenix-online.org/download/nightly_builds.cgi?admin=1| Nightly Builds]  
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:Download with Phenix Official Release 1.8 → [http://www.phenix-online.org/download/ Phenix Downloads]
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:Download with CCP4 6.3 Package → [http://www.ccp4.ac.uk/download/ CCP4]
 
:Full Documentation  → [[Phaser: Manual | Manual]]
 
:Full Documentation  → [[Phaser: Manual | Manual]]
 
:Quicklinks to Keywords → [[Keywords | Keywords]]
 
:Quicklinks to Keywords → [[Keywords | Keywords]]
  
 
====Phaser-2.4.0 ====
 
====Phaser-2.4.0 ====
:Download with Phenix Latest Official Release (recommended) 1.7.3-928 (6 Dec 2011) → [http://www.phenix-online.org/download/ Phenix Downloads]
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:Download with Phenix Official Release 1.7.3-928 (6 Dec 2011) → [http://www.phenix-online.org/download/ Phenix Downloads]
 
:Full Documentation  → [[Phaser-2.4: Manual | Manual]]
 
:Full Documentation  → [[Phaser-2.4: Manual | Manual]]
 
:Quicklinks to Keywords → [http://www.phaser.cimr.cam.ac.uk/index.php?title=Keywords&oldid=977 Keywords]
 
:Quicklinks to Keywords → [http://www.phaser.cimr.cam.ac.uk/index.php?title=Keywords&oldid=977 Keywords]
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:#: ''A fixed 32 bit binary is available from the ftp site and replaces the distributed binary in automated downloads from  19th October 2011 onwards.'' → [http://www.ccp4.ac.uk/problems.php#6.2.0-phaser CCP4-6.2.0 program bug].
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==Referencing Phaser==
 
==Referencing Phaser==

Revision as of 23:27, 16 May 2012

Phaser is a program for phasing macromolecular crystal structures with maximum likelihood methods. It has been developed by Randy Read's group at the Cambridge Insitute for Medical Research (CIMR) in the University of Cambridge and is available through the Phenix and CCP4 software suites.

This wiki supersedes http://www-structmed.cimr.cam.ac.uk/phaser/ which is now obsolete (and redirects to this page). A copy of the obsolete website can be found at http://www-structmed.cimr.cam.ac.uk/phaser_obsolete/

Use the sidebar to navigate through the extensive documentation for Phaser.

Currently Supported Releases

Phaser-2.5.0

Download with Phenix Official Release 1.8 → Phenix Downloads
Download with CCP4 6.3 Package → CCP4
Full Documentation → Manual
Quicklinks to Keywords → Keywords

Phaser-2.4.0

Download with Phenix Official Release 1.7.3-928 (6 Dec 2011) → Phenix Downloads
Full Documentation → Manual
Quicklinks to Keywords → Keywords
Bugfixes
  1. Heterogen atoms weren't carried through in PDB file in MR
  2. Packing function accepted cases where an ensemble with internal point group symmetry was on a special position
    Phaser-2.4.1available since 8th December 2011

Phaser-2.3.0

Download with CCP4 6.2 Package → CCP4
Full Documentation → Manual
Quicklinks to Keywords → Keywords
Bugfixes
  1. Packing criteria incorrectly set for Phaser MR in CCP4i
    A fixed interface is available from the ftp site and replaces the distributed interface in automated downloads from 3rd August 2011 onwards.CCP4-6.2.0 interface bug
  2. Released 32 bit binary occasionally aborts on 64 bit Linux
    A fixed 32 bit binary is available from the ftp site and replaces the distributed binary in automated downloads from 19th October 2011 onwards.CCP4-6.2.0 program bug.


Referencing Phaser

Citing crystallographic software in your paper is important for funding new software development. We rely on your citations to convince funding bodies that our software is being used.

If you solve a structure with Phaser, please cite

Phaser crystallographic software pdf
McCoy AJ, Grosse-Kunstleve RW, Adams PD, Winn MD, Storoni LC, Read RJ.
J. Appl. Cryst. (2007). 40, 658-674.