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5- X-ray Absorption Coefficient (μ) Examples
5+ Linear Absorption Coefficient (μ) Examples
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8- These examples will demonstrate how to calculate the X-ray absorption
8+ These examples will demonstrate how to calculate the Linear absorption
99coefficient, μ, using different methods provided in ``diffpy.utils ``.
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12- .. admonition :: Methods for obtaining X-ray absorption coefficient
12+ .. admonition :: Methods for obtaining linear absorption coefficient
1313
1414 Obtaining μ can be done in **two
1515 different ways ** using ``diffpy.utils ``.
@@ -24,21 +24,21 @@ coefficient, μ, using different methods provided in ``diffpy.utils``.
2424Why is μ Important?
2525-----------------------
2626
27- The X-ray absorption coefficient, μ, quantifies how much X-ray
27+ The linear absorption coefficient, μ, quantifies how much X-ray
2828radiation is absorbed by a material per unit length. It is a critical
2929parameter in many scientific techniques.
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3131For example, when calculating pair distribution functions (PDFs)
3232using ``diffpy.pdfgetx ``,
33- a key assumption is that the X-ray absorption is negligible.
33+ a key assumption is that the linear absorption is negligible.
3434This is frequently the case for high-energy X-rays. However,
3535this must be corrected for when using low energy X-rays, such
36- as those from a laboratory source. To correct for X-ray absorption,
37- the X-ray absorption coefficient, μ, must be known.
36+ as those from a laboratory source. To correct for linear absorption,
37+ the linear absorption coefficient, μ, must be known.
3838
39- .. admonition :: Correcting for X-ray Absorption with ``diffpy.labpdfproc``
39+ .. admonition :: Correcting for linear absorption with ``diffpy.labpdfproc``
4040
41- If your objective is to correct for X-ray absorption in PDF calculations,
41+ If your objective is to correct for linear absorption in PDF calculations,
4242 please refer to our package ``diffpy.labpdfproc ``. This package is specifically
4343 designed to correct your laboratory X-ray PDF data for absorption effects.
4444 More information can be found in the
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ Now calculate μ using the ``compute_mu_using_xraydb`` function.
116116 mu = compute_mu_using_xraydb(composition, energy_keV, sample_mass_density)
117117 print (f " Calculated mu: { round (mu, 3 )} mm^-1 " )
118118
119- This will output the calculated X-ray absorption coefficient, μ, in mm\ :sup: `-1`.
119+ This will output the calculated linear absorption coefficient, μ, in mm\ :sup: `-1`.
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