Short courses
Quantitative X-Ray Phase Analysis of Geomaterials by the Rietveld Method – Basics, Pitfalls and Tricks
Presented by
Reinhard Kleeberg - Technical University Bergakademie Freiberg, Germany
Content
Lectures and practical software demonstration
Free software and example data for exercises can be distributed to the participants
Outline:
- Basic principles of Rietveld phase analysis
- Peak profile shape modelling as key for accurate phase analysis
- Sample preparation for geomaterials
- Minimisation of potential errors caused by:
- Microabsorption
- Preferred orientation
- Variability in structure and composition
- Crystallite size effects, microstrain and disorder in layer stacking
- Choice of appropriate models
