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.ratio

Name:
_atom_site_aniso.ratio

Aliases:

_atom_site_aniso_ratio
_atom_site_anisotrop.ratio
_atom_site.aniso_ratio

Definition:

   
    The ratio of the maximum to minimum eigenvalues of the atomic
    displacement parameter matrix. In visual representation, the ratio
    of major to minor axis lengths of the displacement ellipsoids.

Type: Real

Units: none


The permitted range is 1.0 → infinity

Category:
atom_site_aniso








































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