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Centrosymmetry Parameter

Measure local centrosymmetry as a fast way to highlight disorder and defect-rich regions.

Parameters

ParameterTypeDefaultDescription
numNeighborsint12Number of nearest neighbors to consider. Use a value consistent with the lattice you expect.
modestringconventionalCSP calculation mode. Options: conventional, matching.

Output

{outputBase}_centrosymmetry.msgpack

interface PerAtomProperties {
    id: int;
    csp: float;
}

interface CentrosymmetryOutput {
    main_listing: {
        total_atoms: int;
        histogram_bins: int;
        histogram_bin_size: float;
        max_csp: float;
        histogram_counts: int[];
        histogram_interval: {
            start: float;
            end: float;
        };
    };
    "per-atom-properties": PerAtomProperties[];
}

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