Dear Colin,

Am 10.01.12 18:08, schrieb Colin Nave:

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3. The structure factors are lower for large unit cells. This will mean they 
will be harder to detect, particularly if there is a high background.
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But aren't the total structure factors of a unit cell the sum of the atomic structure factors? For a larger unit cell (assuming a similar solvent content), I would then expect larger structure factors.

Best regards,

Dirk.

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