Abstract
The energy resolution of an SSD (solid state detector) is better than that of scintillation and proportional counters by about one order of magnitude. By the use of this merit, the SSD has been used for X-ray energy-dispersive diffractometry. In this review, a standard system of the SSD diffractometer and its characterics including the energy resolution are described. Some applications are shown : measurements of anomalous scattering, anomalous scattering factors and a thermal vibration effect near the absorption edge. An MCSSD (multi-channel solid state detector) with a data collection system is described.
