On Nov 22, 2010, at 7:09 AM, Jatinkumar Rana wrote:

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Hi Scott,

Sorry for mixing up the things.

For the case, when i have very limited amount of sample that i can not cover 1sq.cm area, you, Matt and others have given very very clear explanation about possible solutions and the probable effects on data quality. I am really very thankful to all of you for sharing your experience and expertise.

My last post was with reference to the case when i have enough powders (i.e., reference oxide compounds). It is just to be ensured that i am doing things 100% exactly in a same way it has to be done.

With best regards, Jatin

-- Jatinkumar Rana

Yes, Jatin, the procedure you described is fine. There is no "right" way to make samples, although there are many wrong ways. --Scott Calvin Faculty at Sarah Lawrence College Currently on sabbatical at Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory