INCLUDE THIS SHEET AS THE FIRST PAGE OF YOUR REPORT

Student's name ______________________________________________________________

Partner's Name ______________________________________________________________

Before the Lab

Pre-lab Questions and Sign Off Sheet

It is your responsibility to discuss this lab with a professor or GSI before your first day of your scheduled laboratory period. This signed sheet must be included as the first page of your report. Without it you will lose grade points. You should think about and be prepared to discuss at least the following before you come to lab:

1. What are X-Rays? Why do we use x-rays to examine crystal structures?
2. How are the x-rays in this experiment produced?
3. What is Bragg's law? Why does powder diffraction produce lines?
4. What does the powder diffraction method measure?

Staff Signature ______________________________________________ Date ____________

Completed on the first day of lab? (circle) Yes / No

Mid-lab Questions and Sign Off Sheet

On day 2 of this lab, you should have successfully produced a powder picture of a metal. Describe it to the GSI’s or Professor and then ask for a signature.

Staff Signature ______________________________________________ Date ____________

Completed on the second day of lab? (circle) Yes / No