"QPA Profile Refinement" is shorthand for "QPA (using the) Profile (method of) Refinement :-)
Yes, it is the phase composition that is refined, by fitting the profile, but I see no problem with the shorthand expression. ________________________________ Dr Alan Hewat, NeutronOptics Grenoble, FRANCE (from phone) alan.he...@neutronoptics.com +33.476984168 VAT:FR79499450856 http://NeutronOptics.com/hewat _______________________________ On Tue, 16 Jan 2024, 16:38 , <alberto.martine...@spin.cnr.it> wrote: > Il 2024-01-16 16:21 Alan W Hewat ha scritto: > > > > And for those who worry about pedantry, "Rietveld Refinement" is just > > shorthand for the "Rietveld (method of) Refinement. It involves the > > refinement of the crystal structure, not Rietveld :-) > > Indeed! :-) Nonetheless, whatever the analysis, the profile is never > refined, it is fitted. So I would avoid the misleading use of “profile > refinement”. > > not a big deal, just terminology. Having said my opinion, I return to > silently follow this interesting discussion. > Alberto >
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