A computer program for the deconvolution of X-ray diffraction profiles with the composite of Pearson type VII functions

A computer program for the deconvolution of X-ray diffraction profiles has been written in Fortran IV. The deconvolution procedure is based on the minimization of the difference between the observed data function and a calculated function, where the latter is the convolution of the instrumental function and the true data function approximated with an analytical expression. The composite of two asymmetric Pearson type VII functions was assumed to represent the true data function, and the simplex method was used for the minimization. The stability of convergence and the influences of the truncation effect and the step width of intensity data on the deconvoluted profile were examined. The computer program can deconvolute the X-ray diffraction profile in moderate computation time without generating spurious oscillations due to the truncation effect.