Project M: Calcium Carbonate Diffraction Datasets With Fit and Parameter Data

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Project M (https://www.diamond.ac.uk/ProjectM/) was a citizen science initiative run with UK secondary schools that generated an open collection of more than 650 calcium carbonate diffraction datasets, crystallised under a wide range of additives and conditions, with all associated fits and parameters included. These records are hosted as a PSDI Community Data Collection and contain the raw X ray powder diffraction data from Diamond Light Source, accompanied by the essential experimental metadata.

Creators

Claire Murray, Julia Parker & Tobias Bird

Publisher

PSDI

Access

Open Access

License

CC-BY-4.0

Contact

projectm@diamond.ac.uk

Citation

Please cite: Claire Murray, Julia Parker and Tobias Bird. Project M: Calcium Carbonate Diffraction Datasets With Fit and Parameter Data. Online. Version 1.0.0. 19 March 2026. Available from: https://resources.psdi.ac.uk/data/c7a5caf4-5417-4de3-b2a2-c16cc24e36cb. [accessed YYYY-MM-DD].

Keywords and Subjects

PSDI-funding-call-FC1-A1-2025
X-ray powder diffraction
calcium carbonate crystals
citizen science
AI for Science