Re: Uiso constraints

2006-07-03 Thread Jon Wright
I would like to know whether GSAS is able to constraint the Uiso value so that it will be always bigger than zero. As others have indicated - GSAS does not do that (topas gives you the option, doubtless amongst others). Shelx does do that (with single crystal data) and you can't turn it off

Extension of Deadline for Submitting Proposals for Beam Time at the

2006-07-03 Thread Anna Llobet
Dear colleagues: The Los Alamos Neutron Science Center (LANSCE) (  http://lansce.lanl.gov ) is extending the deadline for submitting proposals to 8:00 a.m. Mountain Standard Time on Thursday July 6. Proposals must be submitted on-line at : http://lmisgreen.lanl.gov:8080 Available instrumen

Re: Uiso constraints

2006-07-03 Thread Larry Finger
Alan Hewat wrote: Should one first refine lattice parameters and then "fix" them before proceeding with structure refinement? In the early stages of a Rietveld refinement you might want to fix some parameters, for example you might want to refine just zero point, cell constants, scale factor

Re: Uiso constraints

2006-07-03 Thread Alan Hewat
>Should one first refine lattice parameters and then "fix" them before >proceeding with structure refinement? In the early stages of a Rietveld refinement you might want to fix some parameters, for example you might want to refine just zero point, cell constants, scale factor etc to get them

Re: Uiso constraints

2006-07-03 Thread simon billinge
of course, we could all start refining corrected S(Q) instead of raw data. This is less convenient, but not outrageously so with modern computing. A bit of work on the software side would also make it more convenient if there is interest in the community. Simon Brian H. Toby wrote: I wo

Re: Uiso constraints

2006-07-03 Thread May, Frank
With regard to "constrained" refinement: Should one first refine lattice parameters and then "fix" them before proceeding with structure refinement? As I see it, lattice parameters are directly observable in the xrd pattern; if one allows lattice parameters to change during structure refinemen

Re: Uiso constraints

2006-07-03 Thread Alan Hewat
>A common, but minor reason why negative displacement values occur is due to >ambiguity in the placement of the background at high Q (angle). Another common reason why Uiso is low is because of the neglect of absorption. (We have been through this many times - see the Rietveld archive eg http:

Re: Uiso constraints

2006-07-03 Thread Brian H. Toby
I would like to know whether GSAS is able to constraint the Uiso value so that it will be always bigger than zero.GSAS does not have the ability to do that. Personally, I would prefer that people not use constraints or restraints to prevent negative displacement parameters (or even worse, have the

Uiso constraints

2006-07-03 Thread Ana Isabel Becerro
Dear all,   I would like to know whether GSAS is able to constraint the Uiso value so that it will be always bigger than zero.   Thank you very much,   ana   Dr. Ana Isabel Becerro Departamento Química Inorgánica Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Sevilla Universidad de Sevil

Bill L Reese/U-Houston/ExxonMobil is out of the office.

2006-07-03 Thread bill . l . reese
I will be out of the office starting 07/03/2006 and will not return until 07/10/2006. I am out of town and will respond to your message upon my return. Please contact Cheryl Vinson (ext. 14526) or Glenn van Gaalen (ext. 14597) with any X-ray diffraction needs.

Re: IUCr Teaching Commission newsletter - 1st issue - available on-line

2006-07-03 Thread r . m . wilson
Hi Lachlan Good to hear from you. Sorry I havn't been in touch for a while, but I've hit one of those personal crises life throws up. The new job has basically made me realise that I want out of London. I'm thinking of doing a bit of travelling first and then maybe trying to settle down in

Re: Ranking of solutions in DICVOL04

2006-07-03 Thread Magnus Helgerud Sørby
Dear Srebri and Yaroslav, Thanks a lot for your input. However, my question does not concern a specific compound I'm working with myself, but rather the ranking of the solutions in Armel Le Bail's benchmark tests with bethanechol chloride (http://sdpd.univ-lemans.fr/uppw/benchmarks/). In case A(1