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iFit/atom

PURPOSE ^

generates all atomic positions in the unit cell

SYNOPSIS ^

function atomList = atom(obj)

DESCRIPTION ^

 generates all atomic positions in the unit cell

 atomList = ATOM(obj)

 From the given atomic positions in the obj.unit_cell field the function
 generates all atomic positions using the symmetry operators of the given
 space group. If no symmetry is defined, the function returns simply the
 positions stored in obj.unit_cell.

 Input:

 obj   sw class object.

 Output:

 atomList is a structure with the following fields:

   r       Positions of the atoms in lattice units, dimensions are 
           [3 nAtom]. 
   idx     Pointer to the atom in the unit_cell field, dimensions are
           [nAtom 1].
   mag     Logical variable, whether the spin of the atom is non-zero,
           dimensions are [nAtom 1].

 Example:

 sw_addsym('x+1/2,y+1/2,z;x+1/2,y,z+1/2;x,y+1/2,z+1/2','FCC');
 
 cryst = sw;
 cryst.genlattice('lat_const',[8 8 8],'sym','FCC')
 cryst.addatom('r',[0 0 0],'label','Atom1')
 atomList = cryst.atom;

 This will create a new symmetry, that contains all the translations of
 the FCC lattice. Then creates a crystal with an atom at [0 0 0] position.
 The cryst.atom lists all 4 symmetry equivalent positions generated using
 the 'FCC' symmetry operators.

 See also SW, SW.MATOM, SW_ADDSYM, SW.GENLATTICE, SW.ADDATOM.

CROSS-REFERENCE INFORMATION ^

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