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Optical methods in X-ray analysis. I. The study of imperfect structures

1951; Wiley; Volume: 4; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1107/s0365110x51000854

ISSN

1600-8642

Autores

C. A. Taylor, R. M. Hinde, H. Lipson,

Tópico(s)

X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography

Resumo

The correspondence between the diffraction of X-rays by crystals and of light by gratings can be used to test hypotheses put forward to explain the X-ray diffraction patterns of imperfect structures.Two-dimensional gratings of holes in cardboard are made and their diffraction patterns observed in a specially constructed large spectrometer (the Bragg X-ray microscope).Illustrations are given of the application of the method to (a) the transition from the cubic to the hexagonal close-packed structure, and (b) the ordering process in the ahoy AuCu 8. From the latter investigation it would appear that the X-ray diffraction effects observed can be accounted for entirely by changes in the degree of short-range order.Some rules are given for guidance in the interpretation of the X-ray diffraction patterns of imperfect structures.

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