Hello,
My name is Joseph Reibenspies
I am the manager of X-ray services for the Department of
Chemistry Texas A & M University.
I have been a single-crystal diffraction user since 1982.
I cut my teeth with Oren Anderson at Colorado State University
and never looked back.
I have managed the single-crystal lab at TAMU since 1987
Of course most of you know A. Clearfield and S. Ouyang of our
department. I am about to join in on the powder fun.
Recently we have been awarded a grant from the NSF for X-ray powder
equipment for our departmental facility. Since I have all of you
on the "horn", I would like to ask a question.
We will purchase a new top of the line x-ray powder instrument.
I have read the round-robin report and I wonder if things have
changed since its publication.
Which x-ray powder diffractometer is the best? What is the
best optics for the diffractometer. What is the best
detection pathway etc.
I would like to hear every opinion. As they say in Texas
"talk is cheap, takes money to buy whiskey"
Thanks in advance.
Joseph Reibenspies
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Joseph H. Reibenspies Ph.D. Associate Research Professor
Department of Chemistry Texas A & M University
College Station, Texas 77842 (979)845-9125
fx (979)845-8184 [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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