History of the dichotomy method for powder pattern indexing

Powder Diffraction

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 284-287

  Boultif, Ali ^a  

^a Universite Mentouri Constantine   (Algeria)

Author keywords

Dichotomy method; Pattern indexing; Reduced cell; Unindexed diffraction lines; Zero point shift

Indexed keywords

DICHOTOMY METHOD; DIFFRACTION LINES; LATTICE SYMMETRY; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MONOCLINIC SYMMETRY; PATTERN INDEXING; TRICLINIC LATTICE; ZERO-POINT;

OPTIMIZATION; X RAY POWDER DIFFRACTION;

INDEXING (OF INFORMATION);

EID: 29144519229     PISSN: 08857156     EISSN: 19457413     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1154/1.2135307     Document Type: Review

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