Published online by Cambridge University Press: 06 March 2019
Two-dimensional detectors utilized in x-ray diffraction studies are described. Film, image intensifier/CCD camera, two-dimensional position-sensitive area, and photostimulable storage phosphor detectors are compared. The storage phosphor detector was found to be well suited for analysis of oriented semicrystalline polyester films. Quantitation of polymer orientation was determined using the Hermans orientation distribution function.