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Certification of Standard Reference Material 660c for powder diffraction.

Authors :
Black, David R.
Mendenhall, Marcus H.
Brown, Craig M.
Henins, Albert
Filliben, James
Cline, James P.
Source :
Powder Diffraction; Mar2020, Vol. 35 Issue 1, p17-22, 6p
Publication Year :
2020

Abstract

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) certifies a suite of Standard Reference Materials (SRMs) to evaluate specific aspects of instrument performance of both X-ray and neutron powder diffractometers. This report describes SRM 660c, the fourth generation of this powder diffraction SRM, which is used primarily for calibrating powder diffractometers with respect to line position and line shape for the determination of the instrument profile function (IPF). It is certified with respect to lattice parameter and consists of approximately 6 g of lanthanum hexaboride (LaB<subscript>6</subscript>) powder. So that this SRM would be applicable for the neutron diffraction community, the powder was prepared from an isotopically enriched <superscript>11</superscript>B precursor material. The microstructure of the LaB<subscript>6</subscript> powder was engineered specifically to yield a crystallite size above that where size broadening is typically observed and to minimize the crystallographic defects that lead to strain broadening. A NIST-built diffractometer, incorporating many advanced design features, was used to certify the lattice parameter of the LaB<subscript>6</subscript> powder. Both Type A, statistical, and Type B, systematic, uncertainties have been assigned to yield a certified value for the lattice parameter at 22.5 °C of a = 0.415 682 6 ± 0.000 008 nm (95% confidence). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
08857156
Volume :
35
Issue :
1
Database :
Complementary Index
Journal :
Powder Diffraction
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
142435908
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1017/S0885715620000068