Neutron diffractometers were automatic well before x-ray diffractometers, and were also first for position sensitive detectors (PSDs) and of course Rietveld refinement. Paper tape control was introduced in the 1950's, computers in the early 1960's and PSD's in the early 1970's. X-rays followed after about 10 years. From memory only. It can't be difficult to Google this.
Alan On 31 January 2016 at 16:47, Cline, James Dr. <[email protected]> wrote: > Anyone know when/where the first automated powder diffractometer was > commissioned? I’m going to presume it was used with a non-laboratory source ______________________________________________ * Dr Alan Hewat, NeutronOptics, Grenoble, FRANCE * <[email protected]> +33.476.98.41.68 http://www.NeutronOptics.com/hewat ______________________________________________
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