I wouldn't expect there is an exact ratio between occupancy and B factor?  
atomic density is ~ occ*formfactor * exp(-b s**2) 
Eleanor


On 20 Nov 2012, at 09:49, Jim Brannigan wrote:

> As an adjunct to B-factor vs occupancy thread, i might expect the b-factor to 
> halve if the occupancy is set to 0.5 (but I'm only a molecular 
> biologist....), if so how many
> cycles of refmac would it take for the value to settle? My limited experience 
> is that it dosn't exactly halve but i do tend to use fewer cycles at later 
> stages of refinement?
> 
> thanks
> 
> Jim Brannigan

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