Dear Shay, Does your diffractometer have a Ni foil filter (to cut K-beta radiation)? The absorption edge of Ni often results in this “step” near any strong diffraction peak; it is quite normal for such arrangements.
Best, Yoji ========================================================== Yoji Kobayashi, Assoc. Prof. يوجي كوباياشي [email protected] ⎪ https://imatreac.kaust.edu.sa Office: +966 (0)12-808-7232. Mobile: +966 (0)54-470-1804 Room 4277, Building 3 (Ibn Sina) Chemical Science Program, KAUST Catalysis Center Division of Physical Science and Engineering King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Saudi Arabia ========================================================== On 3 Sep 2023, at 9:44 AM, Shay Tirosh <[email protected]> wrote: Dear Rietvelders I am attaching a zoom-in on a diffraction profile. My question is what is the origin of the step-like profile next to a very large reflection peak? Is it a sample preparation problem? Is it part of the baseline? <image.png> Thanks Shay -- ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Please do NOT attach files to the whole list <[email protected]> Send commands to <[email protected]> eg: HELP as the subject with no body text The Rietveld_L list archive is on https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/__;!!Nmw4Hv0!w-yODRD0lzZ1lVAeDkHJr5sluosziIfM9HlNeLNAeVkQ2Ae6OCEp41_S7BkW0YXUmBPTUVFpKEddVhhq4fuaVV1NBQ$ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
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