ISSN:
1600-5724
Source:
Crystallography Journals Online : IUCR Backfile Archive 1948-2001
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
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Geosciences
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Physics
Notes:
New or redefined printed symbols are proposed in the light of the recently accepted redefinition of symmetry elements [de Wolff et al. (1989). Acta Cryst. A45, 494–499]. In particular, the letter e covers certain glide planes which hitherto had no unique symbol, such as those called 'either a or b'. The use of e in the Hermann-Mauguin symbol of five different space groups is recommended. For e planes projected in a direction parallel to the plane, a graphical symbol is proposed which removes the ambiguity of their present designation. The letter k is proposed for a newly defined class of glide planes which until now were without specific symbol. The symbols for symmetry operations introduced in the space-group descriptions of International Tables for Crystallography (1989), Vol. A (Dordrecht: Kluwer Academic Publishers) are recommended for general use, with modifications only for glide reflection operations.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1107/S0108767392003428
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