ISSN:
1600-5724
Source:
Crystallography Journals Online : IUCR Backfile Archive 1948-2001
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
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Geosciences
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Physics
Notes:
Triplet phases from three-beam interference measurements have been used to resolve a case of apparent structural ambiguity. 13 crystals, all cut from one large single crystal of the complex α-D-glucose · NaCl · H2O (2:1:1) were subjected to physical measurements of triplet phases, which involved studies of a set of model-sensitive triplets being particularly sensitive to the differences in structure between the two models. From 8 to 43 triplets were examined for each crystal specimen. The estimated phases have been compared with the corresponding quantities calculated for the refined structure models. A statistical analysis of the results provides highly significant evidence that both structure models are present, but do not coexist in the same crystal. One possible explanation for this apparent anomaly is that a phase transition may be induced by the mechanical stress applied during cutting of the hard and nearly perfect crystals. Triplet phases for structure verification and discrimination between similar structure models, as demonstrated in the present work, appears to be a novel and potentially powerful application of three-beam interference measurements.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1107/S0108767397018849
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