Re: GSAS profile coefficients

1998-11-09 Thread Diffract
To make it less thrilling, I suggest that this word97 document should be offered to all of us by download option. Is this a logistic possibility? L. Keller CAMET Research, Inc. Goleta, CA

PowderX-Software

1998-12-29 Thread Diffract
Dear Lachlan: Any (official) opinion by ccp14 on 'PowderX-Software' by Chong Deng which pops up quite a bit lately in the newsgroup. Happy New Year Ludwig Keller CAMET Research, Inc. Goleta, CA

SIROQUANT Advertisement

1999-01-29 Thread Diffract
As a (commercial) subscriber I do object to any advertisements made on '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'. I always assumed that this platform is for scientific exchange only. Maybe I am wrong but could the administrators of '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' make a clarifying statement concerning the commercial use of this

Re: Structure of silicon carbide

1999-02-04 Thread Diffract
Extensive review of SiC polytypes (incl. atomic positions) by P.T.B. Shaffer in Acta Cryst. B25, 477-488, 1969 l. Keller

C4A3S-structure

1999-02-15 Thread Diffract
Looking for a reliable structure reference of calcium aluminum oxide sulfate, 4CaO-3Al2O3-S03 or C4A3S (PDF #33-256). C4A3S is the 'precursor' for ettringite formation and is added to Portland cement to produce shrink- compensated, fast-setting concrete. Thanks L. Keller CAMET Research, Inc. G

Re: looking for ICSD data...

1999-02-23 Thread Diffract
In a message dated 2/23/99 11:13:53 AM EST, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > The ICSD is available for as little as > 600 DM ($US 400) per year for individual academic users So what is the subscription for industrial users; you forgot to mention that. L. Keller CAMET Research, Inc. Goleta, CA

Re: looking for ICSD data...

1999-03-09 Thread Diffract
Can anybody explain to me the factor of 10 difference in price for ICSD data between academic and industrial users. Is there a rational explanation or a formula which makes an industrial dollar buy only 10cents when shopping at ICSD? I know of discounts given to academic users for commercial soft

Re: cost of software.....

1999-03-12 Thread Diffract
The underlying issue here is the marketing and selling of intellectual property paid for by the taxpayer. Everbody knows this but certain people still want to make a dance around it. ICSD as well as ICDD are no charities but package data of the public domain and sell the package with the data at

Re: Stress

1999-05-17 Thread Diffract
You cannot measure stress from a diffraction experiment but (try to) calculate it from the strain which you can measure. Please specify: is it macro-st.rain (=residual strain --> line shift) on polycrystalline solids or micro-strain on polycrystalline powders or - solids (--> line broadening

Re: Stress

1999-05-19 Thread Diffract
In a message dated 5/18/99 2:14:54 AM Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: << I start to be a little bit concerned about all those people claiming and pointing out that diffraction don't measure a residual stress but a residual strain. .. So, my own idea is that p

Rigaku RU-200B

1999-09-10 Thread Diffract
Just revived a RU-200 rotating anode generator. Can anybody direct me to a site where facts like anode cleaning procedures, general trouble shooting for common breakdowns and US-sources for replacement parts other than Rigaku (filaments, seals etc.) are discussed. Thanks Ludwig Keller CAMET

Re: But Armel, does size matter ?

1999-09-26 Thread Diffract
In a message dated 9/26/99 7:34:05 PM Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: << Also, I don't know where Armel got that 5000 XRD instruments, in my impression (au pif, Armel) I would rather say that the XRD lab instruments in the world is in the 10k to 20k range. >> Yeah, but he mea

Ettringite Structure

1999-10-04 Thread Diffract
Looking for reliable reference of ettringite structure: Ca6Al2(SO4)3(OH)12 x 26(or 32?)H2O. Is reference cited in PDF #41-1451 of Moore and Taylor, Acta Cryst. 26B, 386 (1970) still relevant? -- ettringite is believed to be the culprit in sulfate attack on your conrete foundation when the latte

Hydrocerussite Reference

1999-10-24 Thread Diffract
Is anybody aware of a recent reference on the structure of "Hydrocerussite Pb3(CO3)2(OH)2"? The latest entry I can locate in the 'Structure Reports' is from 1966. Ludwig Keller

Re: For the spanish speaking community..

1999-12-10 Thread Diffract
I propose the administrator(s) of this group should make a decision if we subscribers are indeed on a multilingual platform or not and if file attachment are OK. L. Keller

Re: "Foreign" languages and email attachments

1999-12-13 Thread Diffract
In a message dated 12/12/99 10:36:49 AM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: << This group is NOT moderated, which means that any member can post anything, and I don't see it before you do, nor censor it. I dont mind an occasional "foreign" language posting (especially in Frenc

Re: Grant money available

2000-01-03 Thread Diffract
In a message dated 12/31/1999 1:24:41 AM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: << Seems to me that powder diffractionists in the 1950-70 years, had too much confidence in powder diffraction.. thus delivering a poor uncomplete database to real users all those past long y

Re:

2000-01-07 Thread Diffract
In a message dated 01/07/2000 1:44:11 AM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: << 5. Industrial scientists are usually not interested in structural data, their main interests are quality control and qualitative raw materials characterization. Think of cement industries. >> Wrong

Ferrihydrite Structure

2000-03-13 Thread Diffract
Looking for a reliable reference on structural data of ferrihydrite [Fe5O7(OH)x4H2O] L. Keller

Re: Kalpha2

2000-03-29 Thread Diffract
In a message dated 3/29/00 7:22:09 AM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: << I would add that if this phenomenon is indeed responsible for the problems were having with the profiles, then the tube manufacturers should challenged to address the matter. It would appear that a

Re: Kalpha2

2000-04-02 Thread Diffract
In a message dated 4/1/00 10:33:00 AM Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: << I have some naive questions : I would like to hear exactly what is on my powder pattern: - Kalpha3 - tube tails or both ?? >> You probably will not know until you have made sure in wh

Re: Kalpha2

2000-04-03 Thread Diffract
In a message dated 04/03/2000 8:08:36 AM Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: << I would like to see (or do) the single crystal experiment in order to definitively characterize the "tube tails". >> If I were concerned and wanted to measure the tails, I would first make sure that

Re: Kalpha2

2000-04-03 Thread Diffract
In a message dated 4/3/00 12:59:08 PM Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: << The maximum count was 17,500 cps and lobes were observed at about 15 cps >> This is actually pretty good focussing for powder diffraction application; the focal to satellite intensity ratio for this tube h

Re: RIET: Query of size/strain analysis for organics?

2000-05-19 Thread Diffract
In a message dated 05/19/2000 12:53:29 PM Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: << Can anyone recommend literature references for size/strain analysis on "organic" (C, H, O, N) phases? >> Do you include polymers which are organic? Then the treatments by Hosemann or Ruland may b

Thenardite Structure

2000-07-11 Thread Diffract
Is there anybody who could tell me if these parameters for Na2SO4 (thenardite) are the correct ones: space group Fddd (70) / 8FU/unit cell Na in 16(f) with y=.4415 S in 8(a) O in 32(h) with x=-.0206, y=-.0285, z=-.0199 These are the values reported for Na2SO4 by Mehrotra et. al. in Neues Jb. M

Structure Reports (Thenardite)

2000-07-12 Thread Diffract
Thanks to all who helped me out so promptly with my thenardite parameters. Some may wonder why I got two oxygen coordinates wrong when I am able to quote the original reference. Well, I fell victim again to a misprint in the "Structure Reports" (i.e. Vol 43A, p.269 in this case) which caused me

Re: definition of size

2000-08-14 Thread Diffract
In a message dated 8/14/00 6:56:35 AM Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: << a) what is/are the difference(s) between this 'size' compared to the size measured by other, mostly optical, methods? (such as laser- size analyser?) Is the difference orginated from the direction of the

Re: definition of size

2000-08-15 Thread Diffract
In a message dated 08/15/2000 3:02:58 AM Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: << The calculated pattern is constructed by convolution f*g where g comes from a measurement on a sample unaffected by microstructures, and f is built from a model of the microstructure (size, microstrai

Re: Natrite - Na2 CO3

2000-11-10 Thread Diffract
In a message dated 00-11-09 12:39:08 EST, you write: << A company such as USG would not be able to lease the ICSD at the $500 academic price. I no longer remember the for-profit price, but it is significantly more. However, these prices cover the cost of tabulating the data -- and would likely

Cement Clinkers

2000-11-17 Thread Diffract
In the study of non-expansive, fast-setting calcium-sulfo-aluminate based clinker materials, has anybody come across a fluorine bearing phase which is vaguely described as 'calcium-fluoride-silicate-sulfate'? It supposedly forms at certain burn conditions in production kilns. L. Keller

GaN c-parameter

2001-03-06 Thread Diffract
Have a documented c-value of 5.178A for stoichiometric, hexagonal GaN (PDF card #2-1078); can anybody confirm this value and its uncertainty or are there updated and/or more precise c-values for GaN (Ga:N=1) available? L. Keller

Re: GaN c-parameter

2001-03-07 Thread Diffract
<< We have done Rietveld refinement on GaN powder obtained by grinding single crystals and the results were the following: a=3.1843(5) c=5.1746(8) Stan [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> I extrapolated a value of 5.1847(5)A on a freestanding (presumably high purity), [00l] textured GaN film using MoKa1

cubic lithium niobium oxide

2001-05-25 Thread Diffract
could somebody direct me to the structure of cubic lithium niobium oxide (Li3NbO4 ao~8.4A); what is it isostructural with? L. Keller