Centric and acentric reflections: Difference between revisions

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Properties: centric reflections have only two phase possibilities, e.g. 0° and 180° (but in any case 180° apart), and centric reflections do not have an anomalous signal (can these properties be easily derived here?).  
Properties: centric reflections have only two phase possibilities, e.g. 0° and 180° (but in any case 180° apart), and centric reflections do not have an anomalous signal (can these properties be easily derived here?).  


Furthermore, the "intensity statistics" of centric reflections  
Furthermore, the "intensity statistics" of acentric reflections  
(<math> P(|E|) = 2 |E| e^{-|E|^2} </math> )  
(<math> P(|E|) = 2 |E| e^{-|E|^2} </math> )  
<gnuplot>
<gnuplot>
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plot 2*x*exp(-x*x)
plot 2*x*exp(-x*x)
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</gnuplot>
are different from those of acentric reflections
are different from those of centric reflections
(<math> P(|E|) = \sqrt{\frac{2}{\pi}} e^{-|E|^2/2} </math> )  
(<math> P(|E|) = \sqrt{\frac{2}{\pi}} e^{-|E|^2/2} </math> )  
<gnuplot>
<gnuplot>
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