XAS Powder Sample Weight Calculator
Enter the chemical formula for the sample:
Note: Entries are case sensitive, parentheses are ok, e.g. "Fe2(SO4)3"
Enter the chemical formula for the diluent:
Note: Entries are case sensitive, parentheses are ok, e.g. "Li(CO3)"
Enter the total mass of diluted sample:
g
Enter the element symbol (for edge energy):
Choose the edge:
K Edge
L1 Edge
L2 Edge
L3 Edge
M Edge
Enter the area for the cell window:
cm^2
Note: 0.5927cm^2 is the area of a standard SMB/XAS powder plate window
Choose the desired absorption or
transmission at the edge:
Absorption
Transmission
Mucal, a subroutine created by Pathikrit Bandyopadhyay that calculates X-ray absorption cross sections, was used in the creation of this perl script. The source can be found
here
.