J. Appl. Cryst. (2004). 37, 841-842 [ doi:10.1107/S002188980401564X ]
Abstract: Amorphous boron powder was used as an X-ray diffuser, making the beam divergence of synchrotron radiation broader by simple insertion of the diffuser into the beam. The diffuser has been used successfully for the purpose of easy peak finding on a four-circle diffractometer. The diffuser effect is considered to be brought about by small-angle scattering from the boron powder.
Keywords: X-ray diffuser; synchrotron radiation; beam divergence.
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