Does it matter? part 1: sample direction-dependent absorption
This series is part of a set to determine which corrections matter when. We all heard -or read- about corrections Small-angle Scatterers do not need […]
Articles by Brian
Comments on Deschamps, 2011 and A clarification on Guinier for Polydisperse systems
After browsing through a recent Journal of Applied Crystallography, I came across a paper by Deschamps. It indicates to me that there is a slight […]
Work in Progress: How to do a SAXS measurement well
Hi all. For a work-related project, I have been developing some software and writing some documentation. This documentation is still a work in progress (as […]
quick update on J-PARC situation
Their analysis on the 28th of March of the damage on the site and much of the equipment is available in this PDF: http://j-parc.jp/picture/2011/03/Notice0328.pdf External damage […]
Lessons in outreach to be learned from Japan’s disasters
(warning: this rather lengthy piece may contain personal opinions and has little to do with small-angle scattering. There is a nice bit about graphics, though.) […]
Update on Japan, earthquake, tsunami, J-PARC, reactors and news.
A quick post about the situation in Japan. I did not feel anything of the earthquake (I was in Hyogo prefecture at the time), although […]
Book review: Ben Goldacre’s “Bad Science”
Hi all. Last week-end, while visiting friends nearby, a copy of the book “bad science” by Ben Goldacre was dropped in my lap. Having read […]
Gamma rays from synchrotrons, an interview with dr. Daté
There is something quite “evil genius” about shooting an electron beam with a laser, especially for non-physicists like me. That this causes gamma rays to […]
Live FT video
A demonstration of the live Fourier Transform showing scattering patterns can be seen here:
Live Fourier transform
During some recent presentations, I have used a small matlab program giving me a live Fourier transform of the laptop camera input. It can be […]