Fundamentals of X-ray Powder Diffraction

16 May 2016 08:30 - 20 May 2016 12:00, Newtown Square, PA, United States

Introduction

The fundamentals clinic covers instrumentation, specimen preparation, data acquisition and qualitative phase analysis through live demonstrations. It also covers hands-on use of personal computers for demonstration of the latest software including data mining with the Powder Diffraction File (PDF) and use of the powder diffractometer: optical arrangement, factors affecting instrumentation profile width, choice and function of divergence slit, calibration and alignment, detectors, and X-ray optics.