Once more: writing data correction software
With the Bonse Hart instrument out of commission still (yet another failure in the X-ray generator target assembly), I decided it may be time to […]
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How to fit a scattering pattern part 2: Some simple fits
Note: Part one of this three- or four-part series can be found here. Additionally, my topical review paper on SAXS data collection and correction which also […]
Monte Carlo; now getting a GUI!
There have been many developments on the Monte Carlo program that I have been rather silent about. For those that forgot: this is the method […]
The value of years: good stories and advice from M. H. J. Koch
One paper I managed to miss for my review paper on data corrections is a paper by M. H. J. Koch from Hamburg. The paper […]
Green catalysts from pigs!
This news has also been covered by Birmingham University, Martin Hollamby and The Schnepp Group, and may appear in other news outlets soon. [update: like at azonano.com, nanowerk.com, the […]
A comparison of Quality in neutron scattering
By the way, my topical review paper on SAXS data collection and correction has been published and is available open access here! Ensuring that a measurement […]
How to fit a scattering pattern part 1: the initial look.
By the way, my topical review paper on SAXS data collection and correction has been published and is available open access here! Recently, some […]
Programming your own data reduction? Check out fabIO and pyFAI
Reading in the detector data, and programming methods for that, is one of the more tedious tasks of any data reduction program. Those of you […]
The Bonse Hart instrument works!
Ok, so let’s start with the disclaimer: very initial results (fresh off the instrument, hence the delay), and the primary beam intensity is still very, […]
Taking the Bonse Hart instrument apart again…
After a week trying to get a good reflection to come through the crystal — and failing —, it is time to take it apart, […]