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DIF tools

Simple scientific calculations

by Gabriel Cuello (2012) and A. Filhol (2018).

 

Bragg's law

Purpose: Given two of the three magnitudes (Q, lambda, 2theta) involved in the Bragg's law, it calculates the third one.
Use: Check the radio button corresponding to the unknown magnitude and provide the other two.
Example: lambda= 0.5 Å, 2theta= 30 degrees
Result:  Q= 6.504832 Å-1

Bragg law

 Calculator 
Lambda =
2theta =
deg
Q =
-1

  


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Scattering angles at different wavelengths

Purpose: Given the observed scattering angle for a wavelength, it calculates the observed position at a different wavelength. It also calculates the corresponding modulus of the scattering vector.
Use: Provide both the two wavelengths and the scattering angle for the wavelength 1.
Example: At 2.52 Å a peak is observed at 20 degrees. At 1.28 Å the same peak will be observed at a smaller scattering angle.
Result: New scattering angle: 10.12 degrees (for Q= 0.865924 Å-1)

Bragg angles

 Calculator 
Lambda1 =
   Lambda2 =
2Theta1 =
deg 2Theta2 =
deg
Q =
-1    
 

  


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Neutron Scattering Conversion Factors

Purpose: Converts energies to different usual energy units in neutron scattering.
Use: Check the radio button corresponding to the known unit and give its value.
Example: lambda = 0.5 Å
Result:  E= 327.2168 meV, T= 3797.189 K, v= 7912.068 m/s, etc.

 Calculator 
Lambda =
Wavevector =
-1
Velocity =
m/s
Temperature =
K
Energy =
meV
Energy =
kJ/mol
Frequency =
THz
Angular frequency =
rad/s
Optical wavenumber =
cm-1

  


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Mass/number density

Purpose: Given two of the three magnitudes (mass density, particle density and molar mass) involved in the particle to mass density conversion, it calculates the third magnitude.
Use: Check the radio button corresponding to the unknown magnitude and provide the other two.
Examples: For H2O, rho= 1 g/cm3, molar mass= 18 g/mol
Result: particle density= 0.033456 molecules/Å3
For Vanadium, rho= 6 g/cm3, molar mass= 50.9415 g/mol
Result: particle density= 0.07093 atoms/Å3

 Calculator 
rho =
g/cm3
n =
1/Å3
M =
g/mol

  


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Binary mixtures: mass/particle fractions

Purpose: Given the particle (mass) fraction of a binary mixture, it calculates the mass (particle) fraction.
Use: Check the radio button corresponding to the known fraction (particle or mass) for component A.
As input you must give the molar masses of each component and the known fraction of component A.
The corresponding unknown fraction for component A and fractions for component B are calculated.
Example: H2O/D2O mixture in mass: 100 mg of H2O + 150 mg of D2O.
Mass fraction of H2O = 100/(100+150) = 0.4
Molar masses: 18 g/mol for H2O and 20 g/mol for D2O.
Results: Mass fraction of D2O = 0.6, (H2O)0.4255(D2O)0.5745

 Calculator 
  A    B  
 Molar mass =
 
  g/mol
Particle fraction =
 
  ni/(nA+nB)
Mass fraction =
 
  mi/(mA+mB)

  


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Absorption cross section: energy dependence

Purpose: Calculates the absorption cross section for a monoatomic system as function of energy.
Use: The thermal absorption cross section (at 2200 m/s) must be provided, as well as the energy (velocity or wavelength) for the calculation. A 1/v dependence is assumed.
Check the radio button corresponding to the energy unit and give the corresponding value.
Example: E= 600 meV, Abs cross section (at 2200 m/s) = 5.08 b
Result: Abs cross section (E)= 1.04313 b

 Calculator 
 v (m/s)     E (meV)     lambda (A)   Value  

Thermal absorption cross section =
b
Absorption cross section =
b

  


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Temperature conversion

Purpose: Converts temperatures between Celsius, Kelvin and Fahrenheit.
Celsius = Kelvin - 273.15
Fahrenheit = 1.8 Celsius + 32
Use: Check the radio button corresponding to the known unit and give the temperature.
Example: T= 25 C
Result:  T= 298.15 K, T= 77 F

 Calculator 
Celsius =
C
Kelvin =
K
Fahrenheit =
F