X-RAY POLE FIGURE MEASUREMENT USING AN AREA DETECTOR

A new X-ray method for pole figure measurement is described. For data collection a two-dimensional, position sensitive detector was used, a so called ''area'' detector. Such a detector is available for a couple of years now and was used mainly in single crystal analysis. In contr ast to normal proportional or szintillation counters an excellent reso lution in both counter directions is given. This very high resolution should be used later on for pole figure measurements. In the present p aper the use of this new detector in texture analysis is presented. It will be shown that pole figures of known materials in transmission an d reflexion mode can be received using such an ''area'' detector. The pole figures will be compared with conventionally measured ones. Beyon d this the orientation distribution functions (ODF) are calculated.