Abstract
A procdure using the Reverse Monte Carlo technique was shown to find the correct microscopic density of scattering centers (atoms, ions, etc.) in a model liquid within about 2%, on the sole basis of diffraction data. The method was also tested on solid amorphous systems of low, as well as of high packing fractions. An amorphous tetrahedral network served as a model for the former, while for the latter a model of a metallic glass was used.