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An Inexpensive Automation of a Powder Diffractometer

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 January 2013

J.C. Madsen
Affiliation:
Department of Chemistry, Aarhus University, DK-8000 Aarhus C, Denmark
H.J. Skov
Affiliation:
Department of Chemistry, Aarhus University, DK-8000 Aarhus C, Denmark
S.E. Rasmussen
Affiliation:
Department of Chemistry, Aarhus University, DK-8000 Aarhus C, Denmark

Abstract

A conventional Bragg-Brentano type diffractometer was equipped with a stepping motor, a timer, and a scaler, and an MC68000 Motorola microprocessor which controls the diffractometer functions. The microprocessor was programmed to operate the diffractometer in a step-scanning mode, to check a datum and to communicate with a process control computer, e.g. a PDP 11/44 or a Micro VaxII computer.

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Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1988

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* PDP11, VAX and Micro VAX are trademarks of Digital Equipment Corporation.