Table of Contents 
Texture
Volume 1, Issue 2, Pages 125-127
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/TSM.1.125

The Spherical Sample Method in Neutron Diffraction Texture Determination

J. Tobisch1 and H. J. Bunge2

1Technische Universität Dresden, Sektion Physik, Germany
2Zentralinstitut für Festkörperphysik und Werkstofforschung Dresden, der Deutschen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin, Germany

Received 2 May 1972; Accepted 28 June 1972

Copyright © 1972 Hindawi Publishing Corporation. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

Abstract

Neutron diffraction proves advantageous as compared to X-ray diffraction in texture analysis because of the lower absorption coefficient for a broad variety of materials especially metals. The spherical sample method is recommended because it yields the most reliable results and it does not require great preparational efforts. The fundamental difference between the spherical sample method in X-ray and in neutron diffraction is discussed.