Powder Diffraction Journal

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Powder Diffraction – Vol. 22 Number 2 – June 2007

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EDITORIAL

Ting C. Huang
Special Issue on Selected Articles from the Proceedings of the 2006 Denver X-ray Conference & Powder Diffraction Notes for Authors (89)

X-RAY DIFFRACTION AND RELATED TECHNIQUES

Conal E. Murray, H. Yan, and I. C. Noyan
Mechanics of microelectronics structures as revealed by X-ray diffraction (98)

Balder Ortner
Properties and general use of the X-ray elastic factors (102)

Lars Ehm, Sytle M. Antao, Jiuhua Chen, Darren R. Locke, F. Marc Michel, C. David Martin, Tony Yu, John B. Parise, Sytle M. Antao, Peter L. Lee, Peter J. Chupas, Sarvjit D. Shastri, and Quanzhong Guo
Studies of local and intermediate range structure in crystalline and amorphous materials at high pressure using high-energy X-rays (108)

Sven C. Vogel, Helmut Reiche, and Donald W. Brown
High pressure deformation study of zirconium (113)

Mark A. Rodriguez, James F. Browning, Colleen S. Frazer, Clark S. Snow, Ralph G. Tissot, and Elaine P. Boespflug
Unit cell expansion in ErT₂ films (118)

T. N. Blanton, D. R. Whitcomb, and S. T. Misture
An EXAFS study of photographic development in thermographic films (122)

X-RAY FLUORESCENCE

Yasuhiro Hayakawa, Seiji Shirono, Sadatoshi Miura, Tomohide Matsushima, and Tokugo Uchida
Nondestructive analysis of a painting, a national treasure in Japan (126)

Jimmy Börjesson and Sören Mattsson
Medical applications of X-ray fluorescence for trace element research (130)

Terrence Jach, Nicholas Ritchie, Joel Ullom, and James A. Beall
Quantitative analysis with the transition edge sensor microcalorimeter X-ray detector (138)

W. T. Elam, Robert B. Shen, Bruce Scruggs, and Joseph A. Nicolosi
Fundamental parameters analysis of RoHS elements in plastics (142)

John R. Sieber, Elizabeth A. Mackey, Anthony F. Marlow, Rick Paul, and Ryan Martin
Validation of an alkali reaction, borate fusion, X-ray fluorescence method for silicon metal (146)

Christopher G. Worley and Lisa P. Colletti
Optimization of a dried residue specimen preparation method for quantifying analytes in plutonium metal using WDXRF (152)

INTERNATIONAL REPORTS

SARX–2006, Arica, Chile – 20–24 November 2006 (156)

ICDD Spring Meetings – March 2007 (157)

Calendar of Meetings (165)

Short Courses & Workshops (167)

DENVER X-RAY CONFERENCE

D. Flaherty – 2007 Denver X-ray Conference (169)

Notes for Authors (192)

Cumulative Author Index (197)

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Powder Diffraction – Vol. 22 Number 3 – September 2007

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TECHNICAL ARTICLES

M. Merlini, G. Artioli, C. Meneghini, T. Cerulli, A. Bravo, and F. Cella
The early hydration and the set of Portland cements: In situ X-ray powder diffraction studies (201)

Husin Sitepu
Structural refinement of neutron powder diffraction data of two-stage martensitic phase transformations in Ti_50.75Ni_47.75Fe_1.50 shape memory alloy (209)

W. J. Wang, K. Sugita, Y. Nagai, Y. Houchin, A. Hashimoto, and A. Yamamoto
High-resolution X-ray diffraction analysis of InN films grown by metalorganic vapor phase epitaxy (219)

Liu FuSheng, Ao WeiQin, Jian YongXi, and Li JunQin
Effect of substitution of Ga on the structure and magnetic properties of Dy₂Co_17-xGa_x (0≤x≤7) compounds (223)

M. S. Molokeev, A. D. Vasiliev, and A. G. Kocharova
Crystal structures of room-and low-temperature phases in oxyfluoride (NH₄)₂KWO₃F₃ (227)

G. Kimmel, H. On, D. Itzhak, and J. Hormadaly
Crystal structure of Nd_2-xM_xRu₂O_7-y (M =Cu, Ag) pyrochlores by X-ray powder diffraction (231)

Norberto Masciocchi, Alessandro Figini Albisetti, Angelo Sironi, Claudio Pettinari, and Alessandro Marinelli
Crystal and molecular structures of the organometallic species [Rh₂(bim)₂(cod)₂]Cl₂ ·2H₂O [bim=bis-(1-imidazolyl)methane; cod =1,5-cyclooctadiene] (236)

B. Wlodarczyk-Gajda, A. Rafalska-Lasocha, and W. Lasocha
Synthesis and crystal-structure determination of fibrillar methylammonium trimolybdate hydrate (241)

A. Worsztynowicz, S. M. Kaczmarek, W. Paszkowicz, and R. Minikayev
Crystal structure of magnesium chromium vanadate Mg₂CrV₃O₁₁, a member of the A₂BV₃O₁₁ vanadate family (246)

Franz Weitzer, Hailin Chen, and Julius C. Schuster
Crystal-structure refinement of τ₃-Cr₄(Al, Si)₁₁ by full-profile Rietveld analysis (253)

Z. K. Heiba, Ali Abo-Shama, M. Bakr, and Karimat El-Sayed
Effect of partial substitution of Cr or Mn for Ga or Fe on crystal-structure and microstructures of GaFeO₃ (256)

NEW DIFFRACTION DATA

E. Olszewska, S. Pikus, A. Kultys, and P. Wolski
Powder diffraction investigations of some derivatives of benzophenone: Monomersfor synthesis of new polyurethanes (259)

CRYSTALLOGRAPHY EDUCATION

James A. Kaduk
Chemical reasonableness in Rietveld analysis: Inorganics (268)

INTERNATIONAL REPORTS

ECNS Lund 2007 Meeting Report (279)

Latin American Workshop on Applications of Powder Diffraction and Mini-Course on Methods of Powder Diffraction (280)

Calendar of Meetings (281)

Short Courses & Workshops (282)

Cumulative Author Index (285)

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Powder Diffraction – Vol. 22 Number 4 – December 2007

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EDITORIAL

Ting C. Huang
We welcome a new editor as we say farewell to Professor O’Connor (289)

Xiaolong Chen
Special section on selected papers from the 9th Chinese National Conference on X-ray Diffraction and ICDD Workshop (291)

REPRESENTATIVE PAPERS FROM THE CHINESE XRD 2006 CONFERENCE

Y. P. Sun, Yinxiao Du, W. Y. Wang, Ming He, G. M. Cai, and X. L. Chen
Structure of a new compound KBaB₅O₉ and photoluminescence characteristics of KBaB₅O₉:Eu³⁺ (292)

J. X. Deng, X. R. Xing, J. Chen, R. B. Yu, G. R. Liu, and J. Meng
Crystal structure of microwave dielectric ceramics Ba [(Mg_1−xCd_x)_0.33Nb_0.67]O₃ (295)

Liangqin Nong, Xiying Yang, Lingmin Zeng, and Jingping Liu
Qualitative and quantitative phase analyses of Pingguo bauxite mineral using X-ray powder diffraction and the Rietveld method (300)

Gong Ning-bo, Lu Yang, Zheng Xiao-wei, and Zhang Ji
Identification of traditional Chinese medicine Costustoot by X-ray diffraction Fourier fingerprint pattern method (303)

D. Y. Cong, Y. D. Wang, J. Z. Xu, L. Zuo, P. Zetterström, and R. Delaplane
Neutron diffraction study on crystal structure and phase transformation in Ni-Mn-Ga ferromagnetic shape memory alloys (307)

Wei He, Jiliang Zhang, and Lingmin Zeng
Rietveld refinement of ternary compound Gd₁₁₇Fe₅₂Ge₁₁₂ (312)

Tao An, Hongwei Tian, and Weitao Zheng
X-ray reflectivity and diffraction investigation on TiN/SiNx nanolayered coatings deposited by magnetron sputtering (316)

Jianfeng Fang, Jing Huo, Jinyuan Zhang, and Yi Zheng
Study of a chemical-vapor-deposited diamond thin film on a molybdenum substrate by glancing incidence X-ray diffraction (319)

Bo Hong, Chuan-hai Jiang, and Xin-jian Wang
XRD characterization of texture and internal stress in electrodeposited copper films on Al substrates (324)

TECHNICAL ARTICLES

Gemei Cai, Ming He, X. L. Chen, W. Y. Wang, Y. F. Lou, H. H. Chen, and J. T. Zhao
Crystal structure and luminescence properties of a novel promising phosphor Ba₃ScB₉O₁₈ (328)

F. Laufek, A. Vymazalová, and J. Plášil
Crystal structure and powder diffraction pattern of high-temperature modification of Pd₇₃Sn₁₄Te₁₃ (334)

L. Q. Yan, Z. W. Jiang, X. D. Peng, L. H. He, and F. W. Wang
Powder X-ray diffraction and Rietveld analysis of Cd_1−xCu_xCr₂O₄(0.1<=x<=0.7) (340)

Pascal Maillard, Patricia Bénard-Rocherullé, Thierry Roisnel, and Franck Tessier
X-ray powder diffraction investigation of new oxynitride precursors: rare earth oxide compounds of fluorite- and sheelite-type structures in the Yb-(Zr,W)-O system (344)

D. R. Hummer, P. J. Heaney, and J. E. Post
Thermal expansion of anatase and rutile between 300 and 575 K using synchrotron powder X-ray diffraction (352)

INTERNATIONAL REPORTS

2007 American Crystallographic Association Annual Meeting (358)

ICCOSS XVIII Mérida, Venezuela (359)

The 56th Annual Denver X-ray Conference (DXC) (360)

Frontiers in Mineral Sciences (364)

Calendar of Meetings (365)

Short Courses & Workshops (366)

Index to Volume 22

PACS® Headings Used in the Present Index (368)

Subject Index to Volume 22 (370)

Author Index to Volume 22 (376)