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. 2010 Jun 7;21:1–40. doi: 10.1007/978-1-4419-6351-2_1

Chapter 1 Notation

Symbol Definition
Vectors
h unit cell identifier (crystallography)
r position
F h structure factor (crystallography)
ϕh phase angle (crystallography)
Scalars
d distance between parallel planes in the crystal
I h intensity, magnitude of structure factor (crystallography)
V cell volume (crystallography)
θ reflection angle (crystallography)
λ wavelength of the X-ray beam (crystallography)