Brian wrote: >U and W should be instrumental constants that will not change with >sample, >while V can have both an instrumental and a >residual stress component.
Maxim wrote: >as far as I understand, the strain broadening term should have FWMM~theta >>dependence, i.e. Lorentzian Y in "standard" (GSAS) notation. >For the Gaussian part you have >FWHM^2=U*tan^2(th)+V*tan(th)+W+P/cos^2(th) >and the term that varies roughly as ~theta is U, not V. >Therefore, based on that and probably erroneously, I used to refine U >>parameter rather than V (+ P, X, Y, of course). >I am wondering if somebody could make this more clear? Dear Brian and Maxim, In fact, the term responsible for the Gaussian strain component is U, not V. Regards, Leonid ******************************************************* Leonid A. Solovyov Institute of Chemistry and Chemical Technology 660049, K. Marx 42, Krasnoyarsk, Russia www.icct.ru/eng/content/persons/Sol_LA www.geocities.com/l_solovyov *******************************************************