A Geiger Counter Spectrometer for the Measurement of Debye-Scherrer Line Shapes

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Authors

Robert A. Smith · University of Birmingham

Abstract

A spectrometer for the accurate measurement of x-ray powder diffraction line intensities and shapes is described. Monochromatic radiation is used, and the diffracted beam intensity is recorded by a Geiger counter. The intensity of the x-ray source is monitored continuously, and errors due to variations in its output are automatically compensated. The accuracy and resolution obtainable are demonstrated by some typical experimental results.

Topics & Keywords

X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography Crystallography and Radiation Phenomena Glass properties and applications

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Affordable and clean energy

Publication Details

Published in: Proceedings of the Physical Society Section A

Volume 62, Issue 10, pp. 631-638

DOI: 10.1088/0370-1298/62/10/304

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