June 12, 2000

Correction for "Formula for the asymmetric diffraction peak profiles based on double Soller slit
geometry", Rev. Sci. Instrum., 69, 2268-2272 (1998)
Takashi IDA
Equations (13) and (14) on page 2270:

(1+ t 2 u) 3t + 1 (1 t 2 ) u
2B
w BB =
+ tu
2
4
2 1+ t 1 1 t u

1+ t
+2 (1 t 2 ) u + 1+
u
2

ln

1+ 1 (1 t 2 ) u

(1+ t )

1+ t 2
1 t
uln
2
1+ t

for

1 t
u < 0,
4t 2

(13)

1+ t 2 u) 3t + 1 (1 t 2 ) u
2
(
B
w BB =
4
2 1+ t 1 1 t 2 u

))
1 (1 t ) u

2
1+ t 2 1+
+1+
u ln
2

(1+ t ) u
for 0 u < 1,

(14)

should be corrected as:

(1 u) 3 + t 1 (1 t 2 ) u
2B
w BB =
+ tu
2
4
2 t + 1 (1 t ) u

+2 (1 t ) u + ln
2

1+ 1 (1 t 2 ) u

(1+ t )

(1 t ) 1+ 1 u(1 t 2 )
1+ t 2
+
uln
2
2
u (1+ t )

1 t 2
for 2 u < 0 ,
4t

2
(1 u) 3 + t 1 (1 t 2 ) u
B
w BB =
4
2 t + 1 1 t 2 u

(13)

))
1 (1 t ) u

2
1+ t 2 1+
+1+
u ln
2

(1+ t ) u
for 0 u < 1,

(14)