I think this is a poly-crystalline incommensurately modulated crystal, i.e. incommensurately modulated crystal, which fractured upon freezing, resulting in averaging of satellite spots.
Fig. 3b from here: http://www.princeton.edu/~actin/documents/Proteincrystalscanbeincommensurate lymodulated.pdf Petr On 10/29/10 6:08 PM, "David Goldstone" <david.goldst...@nimr.mrc.ac.uk> wrote: > Dear All, > > Does anyone have any insight into what the circles around the spots > might be? > > cheers > > Dave