USE OF IMAGING PLATES IN GAS-PHASE ELECTRON-DIFFRACTION

In place of the photographic films used so far, imaging plates (IP) ha ve been tried for use in gas-phase electron diffraction. With the expo sure conditions suitable for photographic films, signal intensities of sufficient strength were obtained, and the results of a least-squares analysis for carbon disulfide showed that standard deviations of stru ctural parameters were of similar magnitude as those obtained by photo graphic films. By virtue of the wide dynamic range of IF, data of simi lar quality were obtained even without rotating a sector.