International
Tables for
Crystallography
Volume G
Definition and exchange of crystallographic data
Edited by J. R. Hester and B. McMahon

International Tables for Crystallography (2026). Vol. G. Early view chapter
https://doi.org/10.1107/97809553602060001011

Chapter 4.2 Core dictionary (coreCIF)


Index

Core dictionary version 3.3.0

_atom_site_aniso.matrix_U

Name:
_atom_site_aniso.matrix_U

Definition:

   
    The symmetric anisotropic atomic displacement matrix U.

Type: Real

Values appear in Matrix context.

Dimension: [3,3]

Units: angstrom_squared

Evaluation method:

    With a as atom_site_aniso

       a.matrix_U =  [[ a.U_11, a.U_12, a.U_13 ],
                      [ a.U_12, a.U_22, a.U_23 ],
                      [ a.U_13, a.U_23, a.U_33 ]]

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