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In practice, there are two methods of measuring the integrated intensity of a diffraction peak. Both can be optimized, that is, performed in such a way as to give the intensity, with a given accuracy, during a minimum measuring time. These optimizing processes are described along with a third, so-called absolute optimum, method. The three methods are compared and their relative merits discussed.