Dear Liliana,

of course the remarks of Maxim are correct, the experimental conditions are very 
important.
Just additionally:
Very important is also the range of d* which is covered experimentally for the 
accuracy of the displacement parameters.
Of importance is also the mass of the atom. Heavy atoms (in a soft portential) can get 
really small ADP whereas for light atoms a considerable ADP should even be found at 0 
K (Debye theory).

Andreas



> Marilena L Viciu schrieb:
>
> Dear all,
>
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> I am refining a powder neutron data at low temperature (50K). I got some of the 
> thermal parameters negative although the model seems to be quite right (the data at 
> room temperature behaved well with the same model). From your experience, is this 
> the case of a wrong model?
>
>
>
> I really appreciate any comment!
>
> Thank you!
>
> Liliana

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