NIM-duino as ersatz counter-ratemeter (counts up to ~50000 counts per second)
The Bonse Hart USAXS instrument is coming along nicely, and the expectation is that we can start using X-rays pretty soon. One missing element in […]
A review of data collection and correction procedures.
Following my previous work in progress detailing the data correction steps to obtain good data, I finally had the chance to write this down in […]
Minor delay…
My apologies for not posting this week. Next week there should be much goodness!
Paper highlight, Madrid meeting and Detector electronics
A few things came up in the last two weeks which may be of interest. Firstly, I will be in Madrid for a magnesium alloys […]
Public day demonstration
I think it is safe to say that “everyone” is familiar with electron microscopy for looking at small things, but the same cannot be said […]
Build Your Own Instrument update: Making it cool
Some of you have asked about the current state of the Bonse-Hart USAXS instrument I have been building (reported here). Well, it has seen some […]
Conference plan and a new poster…
A day later than planned, but here’s another post. I am planning to speak at the TMS Magnesium Workshop Madrid 2013, some time during the […]
Monte-Carlo: now in 2D!
Small-angle scattering analysis has never been easy for those working with oriented nanostructures (e.g. fibres, processed polymers, rolled metal alloys), whose structure may lead to […]
Papers! One of mine and one on detector data read-in
It has been a long time in the making, but now the day has finally come where the 1D Monte Carlo method has been published! […]
Job offer: Anything you want!
It is that time of the season again, when the group I am working in is hiring. In short: if you are a fresh Ph.D. […]