Certification of Standard Reference Material 1976b

Published

September 15, 2015

Author(s)

David R. Black, Donald A. Windover, Marcus H. Mendenhall, Albert Henins, James J. Filliben, James P. Cline

Abstract

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) certifies a suite of Standard Reference Materials (SRMs) to address specific aspects of the performance of X-ray powder diffraction instruments. This report describes SRM 1976b, the third generation of this powder diffraction SRM. SRM 1976b consists of a sintered alumina disc, approximately 25.6 mm in diameter by 2.2 mm in thickness, intended for use in the calibration of X-ray powder diffraction equipment with respect to line position and intensity as a function of 2- angle. The sintered form of the SRM eliminates the effect of sample loading procedures on intensity measurements. Certified data include the lattice parameters and relative peak intensity values from 13 lines in the two-theta region between 20 and 145 degrees. A NIST built diffractometer, incorporating many advanced design features was used to make the certification measurements.

Citation

Powder Diffraction

Volume

30

Issue

3

Pub Type

Journals

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https://doi.org/10.1017/S0885715615000445

Keywords

standard reference material, X-ray diffraction, certification, lattice parameter, diffractometer

Citation

Black, D. , Windover, D. , Mendenhall, M. , Henins, A. , Filliben, J. and Cline, J. (2015), Certification of Standard Reference Material 1976b, Powder Diffraction, [online], https://doi.org/10.1017/S0885715615000445 (Accessed October 10, 2025)