I am presenting Profex version 5.0.0, the latest major release with new features and support for the Apple Silicon platform.
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Profex Tutorials on Odysee:
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Lesson 3 of the Profex workshop at the Forschungszentrum Jülich, Germany, in March 2024 summarizes the concept of Rietveld refinement.
Slides and example files are avialable for download on
https://www.profex-xrd.org
Profex workshops are kindly supported by RMS Foundation, Switzerland:
https://www.rms-foundation.ch
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l_Lk-zbnmSE
In part 2 of this case study I am refining a dataset of a Basalt sample that was measured on the PANalytical Empyrean instrument. The refined chemical composition is compared to an XRF analysis.
01:03 Phase identification
09:00 Optimizing the refinement
18:54 Export the refined chemical composition
23:48 Comparison with XRF
License of the feldspar phase diagram:
Muskid, CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Profex allows to browse and display the scattering power of atoms and ions as a function of the diffraction angle. This can be helpful and illustrative for educational purpose.
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Profex is available on Windows, Mac OS, and Linux. This tutorial demonstrates how to install it on all three platforms.
3:51 Installation on OS X
6:51 Installation on Linux
13:28 Final remarks
To remove the "quarantine" flag on OS X, open a terminal from "Applications/Utilities" and enter the following command:
sudo xattr -r -d com.apple.quarantine /Applications/Profex-BGMN/Profex.app
Assuming that Profex is installed in "Applications".
To install all dependencies on Debian 10 (Buster):
sudo apt-get install build-essential qt5-default libqt5svg5-dev qtdeclarative5-dev
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vaWBjTNWG7U
Rietveld refinement programs based on the Fundamental Parameters Approach (FPA) calculate the peak shape from the configuration of the optical elements in the beam path. In this episode we learn how to create instrument configuration files for custom instrument setups in Profex.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KwT3OzhSTGk
Le Bail refinement is an XRD data processing method similar to Rietveld refinement. In this video, I explain the differences and show how to do Le Bail refinements in Profex.
Timestamps
00:47 Theory
06:43 Application in Profex
09:57 Mixed Rietveld and Le Bail refinements
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Profex version 5.0.2 is available for download. I am giving a quick overview of the new features since the previous version:
00:05 Selecting scans on the graph
00:46 Show / hide columns in the scan list
01:19 Show / hide hkl tick marks
01:56 New scan styles
02:41 Update on Windows
03:52 Update on Mac OS
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