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Application of the Rietveld Refinement Procedure in Assaying Powdered Mixtures

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 January 2013

Brian H. O'Connor  and
Mark D. Raven
Brian H. O'Connor
Affiliation:
School of Physics and Geosciences, Curtin University of Technology, Perth, Western Australia.
Mark D. Raven
Affiliation:
School of Physics and Geosciences, Curtin University of Technology, Perth, Western Australia.
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Abstract

Results are given of an assessment of a Rietveld-type X-ray powder diffraction pattern fitting structure refinement technique for assaying powdered mixtures as an alternative to conventional discrete peak empirical methods of the type described by Klug and Alexander (1974) and Chung (1974). The values obtained for a mixture of corundum and α-quartz, following calibration of the instrument with a profile of the former, indicate that this technique has excellent potential as an analytical tool.

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Research Article
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Powder Diffraction , Volume 3 , Issue 1 , March 1988 , pp. 2 - 6
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1988

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