CanSAS day 1
Today was the first day of the CanSAS meeting (the eighth) held in Tokai this time. Apart from meeting amazing people, I also got the […]
Open Laboratory Equipment and a Guinier Prize note
Today, I would like to list some interesting developments in open instrumentation. Also, I want to drop a quick note on the Guinier prize of […]
Following quantum dot growth with McSAS
Thanks to Benjamin Abécassis (via Twitter), I got involved in an interesting project. Dr. Abécassis and coworkers had been doing in-situ measurements during synthesis of […]
…And then the assembly
Today we had the new X-ray source arriving. It’s not working yet, but its imminent arrival spurred me into action to mount the Ultra-SAXS components […]
Does it matter part 5.1: Detector linearity
Time for another short investigation into data corrections? Good. Let’s take a quick look at the linearity of our Bruker HiStar detector.
canSAS-8 meeting announcement.
There is a very important meeting coming up soon for all those who dedicate themselves to excellence in small-angle scattering, and I for one, am […]
Calculating scattering by hand – example 1
Those who read the older SAXS literature will note liberal use of Fourier transforms to calculate the scattering behaviour of odd-shaped particles. Likewise, the effects […]
February roundup: BH rebuild progress, paper news.
The end of February is nigh (shockingly fast…), and so it is time for another round-up. This month, the following things piqued my interest:
Why we never may be able to get a calibration curve: a matter of coherence
For years, we have been trying to compare scattering patterns from different instruments. While this leads to reasonable results, there are precious few cases of […]
Radiation safety for lab X-ray sources
Over the years, I have followed several radiation safety courses in a variety of countries. Last week, it was NIMS’ turn to train me. As […]