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The effect of reference material crystallinity on absolute quantitative phase analysis using the internal standard method

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 October 2024

Matthew R. Rowles*
Affiliation:
Microanalysis Australia, 5 Alvan St, Mt Lawley, Western Australia, Australia
*
a)Author to whom correspondence should be addressed. Electronic mail: [email protected]

Abstract

Equations are given which allow an analyst to obtain a correct absolute quantitative phase analysis via the internal standard method when a reference material with a known crystallinity of less than 100% is used. Comparisons are made with previous equations, and a numerical example is given.

Type
Crystallography Education Article
Copyright
Copyright © The Author(s), 2024. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of International Centre for Diffraction Data

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