Modulated structures dictionary (msCIF) version 3.2.1
_atom_site_rot_Fourier_param.modulus
Name:_atom_site_rot_Fourier_param.modulus
Alias:
_atom_site_rot_Fourier_param_modulus
Definition:
The displacive distortion of a given rigid group is not
completely described by _atom_site_displace_Fourier_. The rigid
rotation of the group around a given axis passing through a fixed
point (for example, the centre of mass of the group) is usually
parameterized by Fourier series. Each term of the series
commonly adopts two different representations: the sine-cosine
form,
Rc cos(2\\p k r)+Rs sin(2\\p k r),
and the modulus-argument form,
|R| cos(2\\p k r+\\y),
where k is the wave vector of the term and r is the atomic
average position. _atom_site_rot_Fourier_param.modulus is the
modulus (|R|) in degrees of the complex amplitude corresponding
to the Fourier term defined by
_atom_site_rot_Fourier.atom_site_label,
_atom_site_rot_Fourier.axis and
_atom_site_rot_Fourier.wave_vector_seq_id.
Type: Real
Units: degrees
The permitted range is 0.0 → infinity
Enumeration default: 0.0
Evaluation method:
With p as atom_site_rot_Fourier_param
atom_site_rot_Fourier_param.modulus = Sqrt(p.cos**2+p.sin**2)
Category:
atom_site_rot_Fourier_param


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