THE DETERMINATION OF BIAXIAL ORIENTATION BY X-RAY DIFFRACTOMETRY

Abstract

The state of biaxial orientation of crystallites of a polycrystalline polymer may be determined by measuring the x-ray diffracted intensity from particular crystal planes (at a fixed Bragg angle) as a function of the azimuthal diffracted angle and of the sample tilt angle. The orientation distribution may be expressed in terms of two dimensional pole-figure projections or in terms of biaxial orientation functions. Geometric relations governing the determination of such pole figures are stated, and a computer program is presented for their calculation. Correction factors for absorption, polarization and incoherent scattering are included in the program.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 10, 1962
Accession Number
AD0408443

Entities

People

  • C. R. Desper

Organizations

  • University of Massachusetts Amherst

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Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Absorption Coefficients
  • Bragg Angle
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Contracts
  • Crystals
  • Dielectric Polymers
  • Diffraction
  • Diffractometers
  • Equations
  • Geography
  • Geometric Forms
  • Geometry
  • Hemispheres
  • Incoherent Scattering
  • Scattering
  • X Rays

Fields of Study

  • Physics

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  • Geodesy
  • Materials Science and Engineering.
  • Nanofabrication and Microfabrication.