Advanced Certificate in Powder Diffraction
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Aims & Objectives
The aim of this chapter is to explain the "why and how" of powder neutron diffraction. This chapter continues on from the previous sections on both laboratory and synchrotron powder X-ray diffraction. You will find that much of the material in this section is of a descriptive nature.
Given the nature of powder neutron diffraction, this subject is best taught with reference to specific instruments, in contrast to the laboratory X-ray case, where reference to specific commercial manufactures was avoided whenever possible. However, it is important to distill from the material the general concepts involved rather specific details about certain neutron diffractometers referred to in the text.
Specific learning objectives for this section are given below:
In the second section, you will then learn about the properties of neutrons generated at a pulsed source. In order to exploit the nature of this source, you will learn about time-of-flight concepts, the characteristics of TOF powder diffractometers, and the differences between data collection at constant wavelength and at constant angle.
Given the nature of neutron scattering, there are potentially many hypertext links to information at the various national and international facilities. Links are given here for two specific sites to which reference is frequently made throughout this section. In addition, a further link is made to a source of links to world sites in general. For those less familiar with the properties of neutrons, a link to web site with scattering cross-sections is provided.
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