Ruthenium - 44Ru: crystal structures
- Space group: P63/mmc
- Space group number: 194
- Structure: hcp (hexagonal close-packed)
- Cell parameters:
- a: 270.59 pm
- b: 270.59 pm
- c: 428.15 pm
- α: 90.000°
- β: 90.000°
- γ: 120.000°
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References
V. A. Finkel, M. I. Palatnik, and G. P. Kovtun, Phys. Met. Metall., 1971, 32, 231.