Node-set vs. Result tree fragment

Newbie question:

What exactly is the difference between a node-set and result tree 
fragment.  If I have a node-set, will I be able to access the children
of the nodes in that node-set?  

I tried writing a XSLT script that called a Java method and as a
parameter send a node-set to that Java method.  Now, I know this 
all varies from one processor to another... but I wasn't able to 
obtain the children of the node I passed into the Java method...
just the node itself.  I was using the Lotus XSLT processor... and
am wondering if there is a way to pass a node-set or a result tree
fragment so that I can access both the top nodes as well as its
children.  

Is that what the node-set extensions in XT and such are for?



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