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

_diffrn_measurement.rotation_mode

Name:
_diffrn_measurement.rotation_mode

Definition:

   
    Code describing the technique used to sample as completely as possible
    the accessible range of reciprocal space.

Type: Code


The data value must be one of the following:


rotation
The detector records diffracted intensities continuously while the sample is rotated.

stepwise
The detector records diffracted intensities while the sample is stationary and the beam is either steady or performing a defined motion, typically precessing around a conical surface normal to the sample (precession electron diffraction).

Category:
diffrn_measurement








































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