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Item _cell.volume

Description


              Cell volume V in angstroms cubed.

               V = a b c (1 - cos^2^~alpha~ - cos^2^~beta~ - cos^2^~gamma~
                          + 2 cos~alpha~ cos~beta~ cos~gamma~)^1/2^

               a     = _cell.length_a
               b     = _cell.length_b
               c     = _cell.length_c
               alpha = _cell.angle_alpha
               beta  = _cell.angle_beta
               gamma = _cell.angle_gamma

Mandatory Code

no

Data Type Code

float

Units

angstroms_cubed

Enumeration Range

Minimum Value	Maximum Value
0.0	n.a.
0.0	0.0

Alias Names

Alias Name	Dictionary	Version
_cell_volume	cif_core.dic	2.0.1

Related Items

Related Item	Related Function
_cell.volume_esd	associated_esd

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