Acta Crystallographica Section A

Foundations of Crystallography

Volume 60, Part 1 (January 2004)



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[Cover illustration] Cover illustration: Diffuse scattering about the 002 reflection of an AlAs/GaAs superlattice grown on an oriented GaAs substrate. The in-plane and out-of plane components of the momentum transfer vector are oriented horizontally and vertically, respectively. The observed features are explained on the basis of the distorted-wave Born approximation. See Chernov et al. [Acta Cryst. (2003), A59, 551-559].

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Acta Cryst. (2004). A60, 1-6  [ doi:10.1107/S010876730302186X ]

Numerically stable algorithms for the computation of reduced unit cells

R. W. Grosse-Kunstleve, N. K. Sauter and P. D. Adams

Synopsis: Two numerically stable cell reduction algorithms are introduced.

Online 23 December 2003


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Acta Cryst. (2004). A60, 7-18  [ doi:10.1107/S0108767303022037 ]

Topological density of nets: a direct calculation

J. G. Eon

Synopsis: An expression for the topological density of n-dimensional nets is derived from geometrical characteristics associated with their quotient graph.

Online 23 December 2003


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Acta Cryst. (2004). A60, 19-32  [ doi:10.1107/S0108767303022062 ]

On a fast calculation of structure factors at a subatomic resolution

P. V. Afonine and A. Urzhumtsev

Synopsis: The computational complexity of the structure-factor calculation through an intermediate density generation and its Fourier transform have been studied for the subatomic resolution range. Parameters of the method are suggested that minimize the time of the calculations.

Online 23 December 2003


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Acta Cryst. (2004). A60, 33-39  [ doi:10.1107/S0108767303022633 ]

Ultra-high-angle double-crystal X-ray diffractometry (U-HADOX) for determining a change in the lattice spacing: experiment

K. Munakata and A. Okazaki

Synopsis: The characteristics of ultra-high-angle double-crystal X-ray diffractometry at Bragg angle 89.5° is described together with an application for determining the linear thermal-expansion coefficient of silicon.

Online 23 December 2003


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Acta Cryst. (2004). A60, 40-50  [ doi:10.1107/S0108767303022815 ]

A Fourier optics approach to the dynamical theory of X-ray diffraction - perfect crystals

G. Mana and F. Montanari

Synopsis: The paper presents a formalism, based on Takagi's equations and Fourier optics, applicable to the dynamics of X-rays in crystals. The analogy between the dynamics of X-rays and that of two-level quantum systems is exploited to describe X-ray propagation in crystals from a new point of view.

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Acta Cryst. (2004). A60, 51-57  [ doi:10.1107/S0108767303022803 ]

[gamma]-ray and neutron diffraction studies of CoF2: magnetostriction, electron density and magnetic moments

W. Jauch, M. Reehuis and A. J. Schultz

Synopsis: Paramagnetic antiferromagnetic CoF2 has been studied by various diffraction techniques. Detailed information on the structural, electronic and magnetic characteristics is presented.

Online 23 December 2003


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Acta Cryst. (2004). A60, 58-63  [ doi:10.1107/S0108767303024504 ]

Dispersion corrections of the copper K edge measured by Fresnel diffraction

W.-K. Lee, P. Cloetens and M. Schlenker

Synopsis: Dispersion corrections to the atomic scattering factors for the copper K edge have been measured by a new technique, Fresnel diffraction. The results are comparable to those measured by other techniques.

Online 23 December 2003


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Acta Cryst. (2004). A60, 64-74  [ doi:10.1107/S0108767303025017 ]

Phase-dependent polarization aspects of three-wave X-ray diffraction: an iterative Born approximation

Y. P. Stetsko, Y.-R. Lee, M.-T. Tang and S.-L. Chang

Synopsis: The iterative Born approximation is derived for analysis of the dependence of three-wave dynamical X-ray diffraction profiles on the polarization state of a linearly polarized incident wave. General conditions of the phase sensitivity, the asymmetries of diffraction profiles, as well as the prediction of new diffraction features are obtained from this approximation and compared with direct dynamical calculations.

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Acta Cryst. (2004). A60, 75-81  [ doi:10.1107/S0108767303025042 ]

First-principles calculations as a tool for structure validation in electron crystallography

T. E. Weirich

Synopsis: The metal-rich structures of Ti11Se4 and Ti45Se16, which were determined by electron crystallography, have been validated by means of total energy calculations within the non-local density functional theory (program CASTEP). The calculations proved the correctness of the structures and yielded slightly improved lattice parameters and atomic coordinates for both compounds.

Online 23 December 2003


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Acta Cryst. (2004). A60, 82-88  [ doi:10.1107/S0108767303025303 ]

Ab initio crystal structure determination using X-ray fluorescence holography for different noise levels: numerical simulation and analysis

F. N. Chukhovskii and A. M. Poliakov

Synopsis: The capability of the ab initio structure determination method using X-ray fluorescence holography is proven and it is shown that it does not heavily depend on the holography pattern noise.

Online 23 December 2003


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Acta Cryst. (2004). A60, 89-95  [ doi:10.1107/S0108767303025625 ]

Applied geminography - symmetry analysis of twinned crystals and definition of twinning by reticular polyholohedry

M. Nespolo and G. Ferraris

Synopsis: The symmetry of twins is revised in terms of the lattice point and translational symmetry and the new category of reticular polyholohedry is introduced. Examples from the literature are critically revisited.

Online 23 December 2003


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Acta Cryst. (2004). A60, 96  [ doi:10.1107/S0108767303028964 ]

Nominations for the Ewald Prize

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Acta Cryst. (2004). A60, 97-102  [ doi:10.1107/S010876730302899X ]

Notes for authors 2004

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