Hu, W. X.; Ma, T. Y.; Liu, G. M. Indexing program for crystalline polymer fiber patterns based on dichotomy method. Acta Polymerica Sinica (in Chinese), 2026, 57(3), 609-620.
the process of deriving unit cell parameters from unknown diffraction patterns
is a crucial step in crystal structure determination. However
the crystallization behavior of polymers makes it difficult to accomplish crystal structure analysis
including indexing
using fully automated software. To address this issue
we developed an automated Python-based program for indexing polymer fiber diffraction patterns using the dichotomy method as the core algorithm. With simple parameter inputs
the program enables the rapid indexing of orthorhombic and monoclinic polymer systems. To validate its reliability and efficiency
the program was tested on several polymers with known unit-cell parameters. The results demonstrate excellent accuracy and rapid computational performance
indicating their suitability for practical applications.
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