Counter and crystal motions are coupled to explore the reflection space of a crystal along parallel lines in the reciprocal lattice by utilizing any one of three mechanical linkage mechanisms that are described here. The kinematic relations among the moving elements of each of the mechanisms are derived. These relations are used to evaluate the feasibility of these mechanisms as bases for automatic diffractometers.
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Ladell et al. (1960) studied this question.