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Macromolecular dictionary (mmCIF) version 2.0.09

_diffrn_radiation.probe

Name:
'_diffrn_radiation.probe'

Definition:

   The nature of the radiation used (i.e. the name of the
   subatomic particle or the region of the electromagnetic
   spectrum). It is strongly recommended that this information
   be given, so that the probe radiation can be simply determined.

Type: line

Mandatory item: no

Alias:
_diffrn_radiation_probe (cif_core.dic version 2.0.1)
The data value must be one of the following:


x-ray

neutron

electron

gamma

Category: diffrn_radiation


International Tables for Crystallography

Volume G: Definition and exchange of crystallographic data

First online edition (2006)

Edited by S. R. Hall and B. McMahon

An essential guide and reference to CIF for programmers, data managers handling crystal-structure information and practising crystallographers.