Vm. Nield, SXD SINGLE-CRYSTAL DIFFUSE-SCATTERING - MORE THAN JUST A PRETTY PICTURE, Nuclear instruments & methods in physics research. Section A, Accelerators, spectrometers, detectors and associated equipment, 354(1), 1995, pp. 30-37
The diffuse scattering from single crystals studied on the SXD single
crystal time-of-flight Laue diffractometer provides not only a very be
autiful visual image but also a very powerful source of structural inf
ormation. Diffuse scattering results from deviations from the average
structure, and is often difficult to interpret. No standard method exi
sts which is suitable for analysis of the scattering from all crystals
. Using the diffuse scattering from ice as an example the single cryst
al reverse Monte Carlo technique (RMCX), which is intended to be widel
y applicable, is discussed and the type of information obtainable usin
g it considered.