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_radiation.xray_symbol

This dataname has been deprecated. Use instead:
_diffrn_radiation_wavelength.xray_symbol
Name:
_diffrn_radiation.xray_symbol

Alias:
_diffrn_radiation_xray_symbol

Definition:

   
    **DEPRECATED**

    Use _diffrn_radiation_wavelength.xray_symbol. The IUPAC
    symbol for the X-ray wavelength for the probe radiation.

Type: Text


The data value must be one of the following:


K-L~3~
Kα~1~ in older Siegbahn notation.

K-L~2~
Kα~2~ in older Siegbahn notation.

K-M~3~
Kβ~1~ in older Siegbahn notation.

K-L~2,3~
Use where K-L~3~ and K-L~2~ are not resolved.

Category:
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