RE: Quantitative analysis

2008-10-28 Thread Omotoso, Oladipo
Mario, >From the information that you just gave, it appears that the corundum 012 and >siderite 012 are not well resolved causing more of the siderite 012 intensity >to be attributed to the corundum 012 and an overestimation of corundum. If it >is a microabsorption problem, you wouldn't get a

RE: Quantitative analysis

2008-10-28 Thread Omotoso, Oladipo
Mario, You may want to check for the presence of solid solution in your siderite (especially Ca and Mg). In my experience refining the PO in siderite with measurable amounts of Ca or Mg correlates significantly with the occupancy if the Fe/(Ca or Mg) ratio is not constrained to the true chemis

Polarization correction for confocal mirrors

2008-09-09 Thread Omotoso, Oladipo
Could someone please describe an easy way to calculate the polarization correction for the following beam path? Laboratory X-ray source - monochromating confocal mirror - sample - curved area detector. Many thanks. Dipo Omotoso Natural Resources Canada CETC-Devon #1 Oil Patch drive, Devon AB.

RE: Kapton capillaries

2007-11-16 Thread Omotoso, Oladipo
Thank you for your suggestions. Dipo Omotoso From: Brian H. Toby [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, November 16, 2007 3:04 PM To: rietveld_l@ill.fr Subject: Re: Kapton capillaries Could someone please suggest a source for purchasing kapton

Kapton capillaries

2007-11-16 Thread Omotoso, Oladipo
Could someone please suggest a source for purchasing kapton capillaries? A search on the internet drew a blank. Thanks. Dipo Omotoso

RE: Emission profile determination using the TOPAS software

2007-05-26 Thread Omotoso, Oladipo
You may find it useful to add a Cokb emmision line (1.620794 A) to the 7 CoKa lines. Topas has a list of the CoKb lines. Using an instrument profile standard such as LaB6 or Si, refine the emmission line area while fixing the Lorentz half width to 0.6462 (value given for the CoKb emmission li

Re: Problems using TOPAS R (Rietveld refinement)

2007-03-21 Thread Omotoso, Oladipo
My limited experience with X-ray capillary measurements of ultra fine clay minerals suggests that you could have significant preferred orientation along the b* axis. It is actually a good way of determining aspect ratios in phyllosilicates. Dipo Omotoso F

RE: Re: Problems using TOPAS R (Rietveld refinement)

2007-03-15 Thread Omotoso, Oladipo
Leandro, You probably should consult the references suggested by Alan Hewat and Reinhard Kleeberg before you read anything into your "reasonable" Rwp. Kaolinite is grossly over-parametized in your refinement strategy. If you are stuck with TOPAS, you may want to contact Arnt Kern (Bruker) abo

back loading

2004-09-09 Thread Omotoso, Oladipo
Dear Andreas, This may not be an option for your sample but grinding the sample to less than 5 micron may help prevent fall out. In this size region, you may not need to spin the sample to reduce texture effects. Dipo Omotoso -Original Message- From: Andreas Leineweber [mailto:[EMAIL P

Structural parameters for high density polyethylene

2004-05-05 Thread Omotoso, Oladipo
Does anyone have structural data (or references containing the data) for any of the crystalline high density polyethylene polymers? I don't have access to CSD. Thanks, Dipo Omotoso