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Bulk Diffraction Selection Rules for Common

Conventional Unit Cells

Unit Cell Type Allowed Reflections Forbidden Reflections


Primitive Any H,K,L None
Body-centered H+K+L = 2n (even) H+K+L = 2n+1 (odd)
Face-centered H,K,L all odd or all even H,K,L mixed odd, even
FCC Diamond H,K,L all odd H,K,L mixed odd, even
H,K,L all even and H+K+L = 4n H,K,L all even and H+K+L 4n
Hexagonal (HCP) L even L odd and H+2K = 3n
H+2K 3n

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