Precise quantitation of static and time-resolved Laue diffraction patt
erns is undeniably more complex than for monochromatic patterns. Recen
t advances in integration and scaling algorithms demonstrate that, wit
h suitable care in the conduct of the Laue experiment itself, Laue dat
a sets can be obtained which rival the best monochromatic data sets in
accuracy and completeness. These algorithms deal in an integrated fas
hion with the several main problems of Laue diffraction patterns: the
elongated spots which arise from mosaic crystals, the spatial overlaps
which occur in crowded diffraction patterns, the energy overlaps whic
h arise from the mapping of a central line in reciprocal space onto a
single spot in detector space, and wavelength normalization.