Re: Parafocussing definition?

2016-05-02 Thread Matthew Rowles
K (and also Brentano, upon rereading) say that in order to be focussing, the sample also needs to be toroidally curved; curved along ACB as well as be rotated about the axis AB; so it is a little more than the traditional flat-sample effect So summarising everyone here, and the papers I've been

RE: Parafocussing definition?

2016-05-02 Thread Yokochi, Alexandre
I just read through the rest of the discussion. He only thing to add is that I think the flat sample does play a role in the para part of the focusing. A real focusing experiment includes the light source entrance slit, “curved diffraction grating” (what we call our sample), and exit slits all

RE: Parafocussing definition?

2016-05-02 Thread Kern, Arnt
Matthew, I think Klug & Alexander (1974) give a good explanation about the origin of the term "parafocusing": 2nd edition, section "parafocusing methods", page 222 ff. Cheers, Arnt From: rietveld_l-requ...@ill.fr [mailto:rietveld_l-requ...@ill.fr] On Behalf Of Eduard E. Levin Sent: Montag,

RE: Parafocussing definition?

2016-05-02 Thread Eduard E. Levin
Dear James, For me too, please, if it would not be much of a trouble. Thank you in advance! Eduard On Mon, 2 May 2016 11:09:31 +, Cline, James Dr. (Fed) wrote > Bob Cheary and I developed and presented a workshop several times in the > 1990's that included a discussion of this issue.  I

RE: Parafocussing definition?

2016-05-02 Thread Cline, James Dr. (Fed)
Bob Cheary and I developed and presented a workshop several times in the 1990’s that included a discussion of this issue. I can send you the notes for it if you would like them. Jim James P. Cline Materials Measurement Science Division National Institute of Standards and Technology 100

RE: Parafocussing definition?

2016-05-02 Thread Julian Richard Tolchard
The prefix "para-" has several definitions, one of which is "abnormal, incorrect" or "resembling". I assumed this prefix was used because BB geometry uses the focusing condition but is not truly a focusing geometry: The diffractometer circle and focusing circle being different causes the

Re: Parafocussing definition?

2016-05-02 Thread Lubomir Smrcok
OK, why not to go to Oxford dictionary and consider Greek origin od the word ? If doing so one finds : 1.1Beyond or distinct from, but analogous to: and there's, IMHO, the point. Best, Lubo ++ Please do NOT attach files to the whole

Re: Parafocussing definition?

2016-05-02 Thread Ian.Madsen
Hi Matthew, I've got some nice figures from an old XRD Basics presentation from decades ago - the problem is that all this stuff is in my CSIRO office and I'm at home! However, I will do my best to recall the basic principles of parafocusing In a Bragg-Brentano instrument:- 1. The