Acquisition of an Automated X-Ray Diffraction System with Specimen Environment Control (Materials Research)

将购买一套自动化X射线粉末衍射系统，使密苏里大学罗拉分校(UMR)的研究人员能够在材料科学和X射线粉末衍射技术领域进行研究。拟议的设备将允许在广泛的环境条件下从样品中获得衍射数据，并使用各种计算算法来减少这些数据。X射线衍射界也将受益于UMR获得这种设备，因为UMR的研究人员参与了线型分析算法的开发、社区开发的Rietveld结构改进代码的增强和支持，以及不需要编制标准的多组分混合物的定量分析技术的开发。新系统还将取代陈旧和破旧的设备。主要研究人员之一(詹姆斯)是一位经验丰富、备受尊敬的科学家，他在非晶磁性材料的结构方面做出了几项重要贡献。他的同事霍华德也很受人尊敬。

An automated X-ray powder diffraction system that will enable investigators at the University of Missouri-Rolla (UMR) to pursue research in the areas of materials science and X-ray powder diffraction techniques will be purchased. The proposed equipment would allow for obtaining diffraction data from specimens under a wide range of environmental conditions and the reduction of these data with a variety of computational algorithms. The X-ray diffraction community would also benefit from UMR obtaining this equipment as investigators at UMR are involved in the development of line profile analysis algorithms, enhancement and support of a community-developed Rietveld structure refinement code, and the development of quantitative analysis techniques for multi- component mixtures that do not require the preparation of standards. The new system will also replace obsolete and worn out equipment. One of the principal investigators (James) is an experienced and highly regarded scientist who had made several important contributions with regard to the structure of amorphous magnetic materials. His colleague, (Howard) is well regarded also.