Abstract
The characteristic K‐radiation employed in x‐ray diffraction consists of the bichromatic wavelengths λ(α1) and λ(α2). In practice the observed diffraction pattern is the superposition of the patterns of the two components. In many cases it is necessary to determine the diffraction pattern for a single wavelength. An analytical method for determining such a pattern from the observed superimposed pattern has been developed. The method can be applied to eliminate the doublet from the entire pattern or any particular section. The method can be used to correct diffraction patterns used in their entirety in radial distribution analysis, and is also very useful in line profile work and lattice parameter determinations.

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