Accounting for textural effects on total scattering data and the pair-distribution function

The total scattering technique has become an invaluable method for probing the local structure of materials in a host of interesting fields. However, the technique is reliant on some assumptions about the nature of the material being studied that currently limits the application of the technique in certain fields. Of particularly significance is the orientation of grains within the sample, known as texture, which can be strongly dependent on the method of manufacture of the material. By considering some important test case materials, we will investigate the affect of texture on total scattering measurements. From this information it will be possible to provide additional functionality to the instrument on which the samples are measured, open up the field of study and provide insight into some important materials.