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Comparison of X-Ray Powder Diffraction Techniques

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 March 2019

K. Das Gupta*
Affiliation:
Radiation Research Laboratory, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas 79409
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Following the discovery of powder diffraction by Debye and Scherrer, a major improvement of the intensity of diffraction patterns was attained by introducing focusing cameras. The focusing principle is exploited in the Seemann-Bohlin camera and with improved general background in the Guinier focusing camera. Guinier used a bent crystal to focus Ka lines from the target radiation. Das Gupta, Schnopper and Metzger reported a modification of the Seemann-Bohlin camera by replacing the slit with a target positioned on the focusing circle. This was further improved by using a microfocus target, 30 x 100 micron, positioned accurately on the focusing circle, Fig. 1 (a). The arrangement was very successful for determining thermal expansion coefficients of elements and a few superconducting alloys at different temperature regions.

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IV. XRD Applications and Automation
Copyright
Copyright © International Centre for Diffraction Data 1982

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References

1. Das Gupta, K., Schnopper, H. and Metzger, A., Advances in X-Ray Analysis, Volume 9, (Plenum Press, New York, N.Y., 1966) p. 221241, U.S. Patent number 3,440,419, patented approved April 22, 1969.Google Scholar
2. Das Gupta, K., U.S. Patent number 3,379,876, patented approved April 23, 1968.Google Scholar