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Following the guidelines for communicating commensurate magnetic structures: real case examples
1Université Paris-Saclay, Laboratoire Léon Brillouin, CEA-CNRS UMR 12, Gif-sur-Yvette, 91191, France.
Abstract:
A few real case examples are presented on how to report magnetic structures, with precise step-by-step explanations, following the guidelines of the IUCr Commission on Magnetic Structures [Perez-Mato et al. (2024). Acta Cryst. B80, 219-234]. Four examples have been chosen, illustrating different types of single-k magnetic orders, from the basic case to more complex ones, including odd-harmonics, and one multi-k order. In addition to acquainting researchers with the process of communicating commensurate magnetic structures, these examples also aim to clarify important concepts, which are used throughout the guidelines, such as the transformation to a standard setting of a magnetic space group.
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