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Determination of Absolute Intensities of X-Ray Reflexions from Relative Intensity Data

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RECENTLY, owing to the advent of various methods1 of direct determination of phase angles of Bragg reflexions from a crystal, a convenient method of determination of absolute intensities of Bragg reflexions seems urgently needed2. In 1942 I proposed a simple method of determination of absolute from relative intensities3, which has since been made rigorous and so should be reliable in general cases if used properly. Accordingly, I present here the final result of the method, which is applicable to practical cases immediately.

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YÜ, S. Determination of Absolute Intensities of X-Ray Reflexions from Relative Intensity Data. Nature 163, 375–376 (1949). https://doi.org/10.1038/163375a0

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