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

_cell.reciprocal_vector_a

Name:
_cell.reciprocal_vector_a

Definition:

   
    Reciprocal of the _cell.vector_a.

Type: Real

Values appear in Matrix context.

Dimension: [3]

Units: reciprocal_angstroms

Evaluation method:

     With c  as  cell

    _cell.reciprocal_vector_a = c.vector_b ^ c.vector_c / _cell.volume

Category:
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