Combined X-ray and neutron single-crystal diffraction in diamond anvil cells
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High Pressure Single Crystal Diffraction at PX^2
Published on: January 16, 2017
Andrzej Grzechnik1, Martin Meven1,2, Carsten Paulmann3
1Institute of Crystallography, RWTH Aachen University, Jägerstrasse 17-19, Aachen, 52056, Germany.
Abstract:
It is shown that it is possible to perform combined X-ray and neutron single-crystal studies in the same diamond anvil cell (DAC). A modified Merrill-Bassett DAC equipped with an inflatable membrane filled with He gas has been developed. It can be used on laboratory X-ray and synchrotron diffractometers as well as on neutron instruments. The data processing procedures and a joint structural refinement of the high-pressure synchrotron and neutron single-crystal data are presented and discussed for the first time.
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