Lab 5: Quantitative Phase Analysis

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Materials Science 142
Applications of Diffraction Techniques

Laboratory Exercises 5: Quantitative Phase Analysis

Assigned: 5/10/06
Due:5/17/06, 5pm

Submit an abbreviated Lab Report. Focus on the experimental results, data analysis and conclusions.

(1) Introduction

Provide 1-2 sentences describing the objective of the experiment.

(2) Experimental Procedure

Provide a 1-2 paragraph description of the experimental procedure for obtaining data.

(3) Experimental Results

Provide any tables and/or figures explicitly requested in the lab description.

Present results in graphical format if possible.

Use only brief tables that are easy to read.

Do not include lengthy tables of data. If necessary, these can be included in an appendix.

(4) Discussion

Describe procedure for evaluating data.

Give assumptions and/or mathematical formulae used.

Draw conclusions that are appropriate to the motivation and that follow the prescribed theory.

Discuss why results obey or do not obey predicted outcomes.

Discuss any problems or errors.

(6) Summary

Provide a 1-2 paragraph summary of the results and conclusions.

(7) References

No references are required.

Tables: Tables require headings and must be explicitly referred to in the text. If they must extend beyond one page, the heading row must be repeated.

Figures: Figures require captions and must be explicitly referred to in the text.

Hand drawn figures or handwritten tables are not acceptable.