Published online by Cambridge University Press: 10 January 2013
Described is an improved Gandolfi camera which overcomes the disadvantages of the adjustment procedure of the conventional instrument. The basic principle of the new construction is the introduction into a camera of a complete goniometer head as sample holder with two 45° rotation axes. Particular advantages of the modified Gandolfi camera are a simple and time saving centering technique as well as convenient combination possibilities of powder and single crystal investigations.