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. 1972 Feb;12(2):175–190. doi: 10.1016/S0006-3495(72)86078-8

Direct Determination of the Structure of Barium Stearate Multilayers by X-Ray Diffraction

W Lesslauer, J K Blasie
PMCID: PMC1484062  PMID: 5057749

Abstract

Diffraction of X-rays is recorded from barium stearate multilayer systems with from 2 to 60 double layers or unit cells. The generalized Patterson function P′(x) is calculated by an integral Fourier transform of observed intensity data from a specimen containing only two unit cells. The Patterson function P0(x) of a single unit cell is determined from P′(x) and the electron density distribution of a bimolecular leaflet is obtained by a deconvolution procedure of P0(x) after Hosemann and Bagchi. The electron density distribution is also calculated independently by a conventional Fourier synthesis with an experimentally established set of phases. The results of the two methods are consistent and fit a physical model of the bimolecular leaflet. A direct analysis, therefore, can be performed if diffraction is observed from multilayer systems with a small number of unit cells.

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