Scattering of X-Rays by Parallel and Antiparallel Layers in Disordered Stacking and Statistical Layer Shift for a-Chitin
1977 ◽
Vol 32
(9-10)
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pp. 669-671
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Abstract Statistical Layer Shift, α-Chitin The intensities scattered by antiparallel/parallel layers were calculated. Difference synthesis maps allowing for statistical layer shifts were computed for a-chitin. The results support the view that there may be antiparallel sequence with each layer displaced at random by +e or -e from a halving position in the ϰ-direction. This is supported by greater breadth of certain reflection of the type lkl compared to 0kl on the X-ray diffraction photograph. This gives strong evidence for some imperfection in the ϰ-direction and the proposed indeterminacy + e is one possible way in which this might arise.