Re: ICDD and Armel le Bail's free Powbase database

2000-01-06 Thread Armel Le Bail
Alan Hewat wrote: >Actually the ICDD database contains many more patterns, and contrary to >what was written, does contain calculated patterns from most of the ICSD >database as well (50479 entries) *including* single crystal entries. PowBase is playing the same game as PDF-3 (not PDF-2). As al

ICDD and Armel le Bail's free Powbase database

2000-01-06 Thread Alan Hewat
I have followed with interest the discussion initiated by Armel le Bail on the Rietveld mailing list and now on that of the Association Francaise de Cristallographie, critical of the ICDD powder diffraction database. Certainly a (diplomatic :-) debate about how to collect, distribute and pay for c

Accuracy and reproducibility of x-ray powder diffractometers

2000-01-06 Thread Alan Hewat
Question posted on behalf of Dr K.V.Rao <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Recently we procured one x-ray powder diffractometer from a reputed vendor. During installation we asked them to show us the accuracy and reproducibility of the system. Initially they said that the quartz standard they have supplied wi