title: Reflections on the magnetic pair distribution function.
abstract: The recent application of the total scattering method to magnetic systems is discussed. The ability to determine the magnetic pair distribution function opens the door to the study of local order in magnetic systems ranging from multiferroics to dilute magnetic semiconductors.
authors.affiliation: NIST Center for Neutron Research, NIST, Gaithersburg, MD 20899, United States.
authors.forename: William
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Ratcliff
keywords: magnetism; neutron scattering; total scattering