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Special Handling Problems in X-Ray Diffractometry

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 March 2019

D. K. Smith
Affiliation:
Dept. of Geosciences, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802
C. S. Barrett
Affiliation:
Metallurgy and Materials Science, Denver Research Inst., University of Denver
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Abstract

The success of a diffraction experiment often depends on the proper preparation of the sample under study. Many different methods of sample preparation have been devised for many different purposes. A survey was conducted to collect together many of these methods, and the results are reported in this paper.

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Copyright © International Centre for Diffraction Data 1978

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