Dear Lou, a) the method is quite new a baby b) only experiment will show; I remember the problems with the the scanning electron microscope in its development period.(JEOL made some studies for my PhD re morphology of PVC in 1968). Hopefully this method will be also improved. Peter
On Mon, May 7, 2012 at 8:44 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > An interesting item, Peter > > Do you think it is advisable for experimentalist to use this technique to > characterize their materials before starting? > > From the excerpt below - > > "In some cases the strong electron scattering did introduce some > distortions in the PDF, as originally feared," Billinge said. "However, > surprisingly these problems only affected certain less important > structural parameters -- and even resulted in an enhancement of the signal > in a way that may be used in the future to yield a higher resolution > measurement. That was an unexpected gift!" > > - it may not be totally non-destructive. > > Since LENR activity is so finicky, and singular in parameter space, do you > think the 'distortions' mentioned above, would change results? > > Lou Pagnucco > > > This: > > Using Electrons to Map Nanoparticle Atomic Structures: > > http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120504110404.htm > > can be very important for LENR and LENR+ too, I think. > > Peter > > -- > > Dr. Peter Gluck > > Cluj, Romania > > http://egooutpeters.blogspot.com > > > > > -- Dr. Peter Gluck Cluj, Romania http://egooutpeters.blogspot.com
