Definition:
These are the standard anisotropic atomic displacement
components in angstroms squared which appear in the
structure-factor term
T = exp{-(1/4) sum~i~ [ sum~j~ (B^ij^ h~i~ h~j~ a*~i~ a*~j~) ] }
h = the Miller indices
a* = the reciprocal-space cell lengths
The unique elements of the real symmetric matrix are
entered by row.
The IUCr Commission on Nomenclature recommends against the use
of B for reporting atomic displacement parameters. U, being
directly proportional to B, is preferred.
Appears in list containing _atom_site_aniso_label
Related item: _atom_site_aniso_U_ (conversion)
Type: numb
Category: atom_site
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