title: Width of the hexadecane-water interface: a discrepancy resolved.
abstract: An existing discrepancy in the determined values of the width of the hexadecane-water interface as determined from X-ray reflection (XR) and recent neutron reflection (NR) measurements has been resolved. The NR-determined width reported here is 6.0 +/- 1.0 Angstroms, which compares extremely well with the XR-determined value of 6.0 +/- 0.2 Angstroms. The origin of the discrepancy has been attributed to the thermal history of the interface rather than sample purity or other technique-dependent reasons.
authors.affiliation: School of Biological and Chemical Sciences, Walter Besant Building, Queen Mary, University of London, UK. a.zarbakhsh@qmul.ac.uk
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Zarbakhsh
authors.forename: James
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bowers
authors.forename: John R P
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Webster
mesh_terms: D009502:Neutrons; D014867:Water; D014965:X-Rays
chemical_list: D014867:Water