Orientations of known larger single crystal samples, such as
fragments of silicon wafers, or materials having large single crystal domains can be
determined using the Back-Reflection Laue Camera together with in-house or commercially
produced Laue indexing software.
Key Benefits
| Non-destructive analysis |
| Easy sample prep |
| Orientation information to within 1 degree |
Capabilities
| Rapid Back-Reflection Photography |
Short exposure photography is possible using the Polaroid
Back-Reflection Laue Camera. After a few preliminary exposures for alignment of
sample, a final aligned exposure is taken.
| Computer-Aided Indexing |
The in-house software Laue_Ndx for Windows is used to
calculate a Back-Reflection Laue pattern of the known structure in a variety of
orientations until a match to the observed pattern is produced. The software can
then index each observed reflection on the film, thereby determining the absolute
orientation of the specimen. Additional software, purchased from Multiwire
Laboratories, has the capability of scanning in back-reflection photographs and
automatically indexing the Laue pattern. |