Re: Neutron diffraction with boron

[Jonathan WRIGHT]

At 04:48 PM 3/29/01 +0200, you wrote:
>
>>You really think that MgB2 will give more ? Maybe... just routine to do so.
>
>Armel, it was you who asked if boron was possible with neutrons, and when 
>you are told that it is, you say that anyway it is borin' (excuse the pun :-)

I hadn't realised there was any problem with x-rays together with magnesium
and boron ;)

Apologies for my previous mail (Re: new gsas), which wasn't supposed to go
to the list, probably this one shouldn't either, but anyway: Refining a
silicon standard is a routine and fairly dull thing to do, but it is
necessary. Being the first group to systematically study the structure of
an unexpected superconductor above, below and around it's transition
temperature does not really fall into the 'routine' category. Is it really
worth trying to belittle what should turn out to be excellent science? 

Jon