ELECTROSTATIC-POTENTIAL DISTRIBUTION IN MNO

The results of precision electron diffraction study of electrostatic-p otential distribution in an MnO crystal are presented. The potential d istributions obtained are compared with the corresponding distribution s calculated from the precision experimental X-ray data. The results o f this comparison and the estimates of the statistical accuracy of the potential-peak heights determination show that the methods used for s pecimen preparation, electron diffraction measurements, and experiment al data processing provide sufficiently high reliability of the electr ostatic-potential distribution obtained from electron diffraction patt erns of Mn crystals. The problems of higher accuracy and further devel opment of the precision electron diffraction analysis are also discuss ed.