Nanostructure determination from the pair distribution function: A parametric study of the INVERT approach

Journal of Physics Condensed Matter

Volumn 25, Issue 45, 2013, Pages

  Cliffe, Matthew J ^a   Goodwin, Andrew L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DENSITY FLUCTUATION; DISORDERED MATERIALS; PAIR DISTRIBUTION FUNCTIONS; PARAMETRIC STUDY; RELATIVE CONTRIBUTION; SOLUTION SPACE; STRUCTURE REFINEMENTS; WEIGHTING SCHEME;

CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS; PHYSICS;

ALGORITHMS;

EID: 84886886592     PISSN: 09538984     EISSN: 1361648X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0953-8984/25/45/454218     Document Type: Article

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