For the refinement of a magnetic structure using FullProf, we can use different model to describe the magnetic structure, such as irreducible representation using 'BasIreps' and magnetic space group using 'MAXMAGN'. Now one problem emerges: these two methods will give different indices for a given magnetic peak. Which one is right or which one we should use to prepare a manuscript?
at pg 2 of the MAXMAGN tutorial is written "The magnetic structure models provided by the program are given by default in a setting as similar as possible to the one of the parent paramagnetic phase (the so-called parent like setting), but they can also be obtained in a standard setting of the magnetic group considered, or alternatively in a setting defined by the user. "
so it seems that the problem is if you use a standard setting in MAXMAGN or not. In the first case the setting should be same as Basireps and hence also the indexing of the magnetic peaks.
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